Carrère et Laborie
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A substantial mantelpiece in sea-green marble, richly decora…
See original version (French)
55
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A substantial mantelpiece in sea-green marble, richly decora…
See original version (French)
Estimate €600 - €800
Voluntary lot
Description
A substantial mantelpiece in sea-green marble, richly decorated with gilded bronze, comprising a clock and a pair of cassolettes resting on flattened ball-shaped bronze feet. The dial is marked ‘Eug Flocon, Algiers, Oran, Tunis and Paris’, surmounted by a basin and flanked by gilded bronze groups depicting the horses of Marly after Coustou. The rectangular, stepped plinth is adorned with a bronze frieze depicting Apollo’s chariot. The ovoid-shaped cassolettes have handles in the shape of lion’s paws. The bases are decorated with bronze plaques in bas-relief.
Clock: 57 x 63 x 17 cm.
Cassolettes: 48 cm
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