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A Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze Mantel Clock, By Jean-François Denière

$82,815.85
£60,000
€71,581.21
CA$114,919.41
A$117,004.63
CHF 67,384.11
MX$1,409,815.57
NOK 781,996.92
SEK 788,986.57
DKK 535,040.06

About the Item

A Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze Mantel Clock, 'Pendule à Cercles Tournants', By Jean-François Denière, Paris. Of imposing scale, surrounded by four winged putti and garlands of flowers in clouds enveloping a bleu celeste tole star-studded sphere. On a shaped base with a wreath and courting doves. The square-plated movement with Brocot escapement and outside count wheel striking on a bell. Stamped to the backplate ‘Deniere A Paris’ and numbered ‘2385’. France, Circa 1860. This clock, magnificent of scale and conception, numbers amongst Denière's most impressive creations. Denière delivered clocks to the Emperor at the château du Fontainebleau in 1857 and 1861. Both are modelled with playful cherubs pulling foliate garlands which show the same designer as those to the present clock. They can be attributed to the sculptor Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (1824 –1887) who from the 1850s produced for Denière models for candelabra, clocks, jardinieres and fireplace ornaments. Inspired by the Louis XVI style, the present clock with celestial sphere enclosing a complex rotating clock movement, is superior and more ambitious than either of the clocks supplied to the Emperor. Here, the cloudborne cherubs are a celebration of the coming of spring and by association love, as heralded by the flowers and courting doves. Literature: Exhibition Catalogue, The Second Empire 1852-1870: Art in France under Napoleon III, Paris, 1978, Il-37 p. 118. Tardy, French Clocks the World Over, 1981, vol. II, p. 100 (For a related 18th century model with two putti supporting a sphere representing heaven).
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 31.5 in (80 cm)Width: 23.63 in (60 cm)Depth: 14.97 in (38 cm)
  • Style:
    Napoleon III (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Bronze,Enameled,Gilt
  • Place of Origin:
    France
  • Period:
    19th Century
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1860
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Brighton, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: B785601stDibs: LU1028049639112

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