Lot Essay
See lot 280 for a note on Carrier-Belleuse. An example of this model clock, with gilt globe and plinth, was sold Christie's East, 14 October 1999, lot 512.
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CAST FROM MODELS BY ALBERT-ERNEST CARRIER-BELLEUSE, CIRCA 1880
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A French bronze-patinated spelter garniture
Cast from models by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, Circa 1880
Comprising a clock and pair of six-light candelabra, the clock modelled as a pair of putti supporting the globe-shaped case, the twin-train movement stamped VINCENTI & CIE/MEDAILLE D'ARGENT/1855, the naturalistic base inscribed A. CARRIER, on a black marble plinth applied with acanthus and laurel garlands, on bracket feet, the candelabra modelled as a pair of cherubs supporting a central fluted stem issuing acanthus-sheathed branches, on conforming plinth and feet
The clock: 32in. (81.2cm.) high
The candelabra: 29½in. (74.8cm.) high (3)
Cast from models by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, Circa 1880
Comprising a clock and pair of six-light candelabra, the clock modelled as a pair of putti supporting the globe-shaped case, the twin-train movement stamped VINCENTI & CIE/MEDAILLE D'ARGENT/1855, the naturalistic base inscribed A. CARRIER, on a black marble plinth applied with acanthus and laurel garlands, on bracket feet, the candelabra modelled as a pair of cherubs supporting a central fluted stem issuing acanthus-sheathed branches, on conforming plinth and feet
The clock: 32in. (81.2cm.) high
The candelabra: 29½in. (74.8cm.) high (3)