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Three Graces mantel insert Bronze and white marble.
See original version (French)
296
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Three Graces mantel insert Bronze and white marble.
See original version (French)
Estimate €2,000 - €4,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Three Graces mantel insert
Bronze and white marble.
- The clock indicates the hours by means of a revolving dial set in a sphere supported by the Three Graces and topped by a putto with a torch. The triangular base is encircled by a string of pearls and decorated with palm leaves and foliage. There are three swivel feet.
- The candelabras have three arms of light decorated with foliage. They are set in a vase supported by nude women. The triangular base ends in three feet.
Louis XVI style, 19th century.
Pendulum : Height 79 Width 32 cm.
Candelabra: Height 58 and 62 cm.
Light arms slightly twisted, small missing parts and accidents.
Provenance: private collection, Tours.
Mantlepiece set of the Three Graces after the one by Chantilly, marble and bronze, Louis XVI style.
Bibliography: Anne Fornay-Carlier, "Le mobilier du château de Chantilly", Dijon, Editions Faton, p. 178-179.
The clock in our mantelpiece is based on the design of one of the most emblematic examples from the Château de Chantilly, delivered to the Duc d'Aumale in January 1846 by Beurdeley. The aesthetics of this clock were developed during the reign of Louis XVI by Vion or Falconnet: Aglaë, Thalée and Euphrosyne become the supports for the terrestrial globes and thus for the revolving dial mechanism.
See original version (French)
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Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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