GARNITURE, MANTEL CLOCK AND TWO CANDELABRA. BRONZE, MARBLE. FRANCE, 19TH CENTURY, AFTER CLODION.
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Reference: ZF1381
Garniture, table clock, and candlesticks. Bronze, marble. Modeled after Clodion. France, 19th century. A set consisting of a table clock with Paris movement and two two-light candelabras, made of white marble and gilded and burnished bronze. The clock features a raised stone base with legs and a string of pearls, and the dial (with Arabic numerals and colored garlands; Arabic numerals every fifteen minutes) is contained within an architectural structure accompanied by a torch, a vase (part marble and part bronze), and an arch. The frame features a semi-nude child figure hugging a rooster. The candelabras, with circular bases, legs, and pearls, each feature a figure (a child with a flower garland on his head and a faun) holding two branches with their arms, each ending in the candlestick holders. The two candelabras, featuring the figures of a satyr and Bacchus, or bacchante, are inspired by pieces created by Claude Michel (1738-Paris, 1814; also known as Clodion), a French sculptor renowned for his work, having received awards such as the Grand Prix for Sculpture from the Academie Royale in 1759 and the Prix de Rome in 1762. The satyr in this pair closely follows the master's models (compare Satyr Running with an Owl, made between 1770 and 1780, Cleveland Museum of Art), and several examples of candelabras with figures like this pair are known (with variations in the lights and bases). The Cupid on the table clock is also inspired by reliefs and sculptures by Clodion, but what is striking about this garnish is that, according to the surviving sets, it is unusual to combine the candlesticks with these figures with the clock itself in the same set. Total weight: 27 kg.
· Size: 35x15x39 cms. Candelabros 23x15x40 cms
4.500 €
