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A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU THREE-PIECE CLOCK GARNITURE
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A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU THREE-PIECE CLOCK GARNITURE

BY VICTOR PAILLARD, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

Closed15 March 2012

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A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU THREE-PIECE CLOCK GARNITURE
BY VICTOR PAILLARD, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Comprising a mantel clock and a pair of six-light candelabra CASE: of waisted cartouche outshape applied all-over with rocaille and acanthus scrolls and surmounted by a seated putto, stamped 'VP' beneath a crown and 'HP' beneath a tulip fleur DIAL: relief-cast with steel hands and inset with enamel chapters MOVEMENT: twin barrels with strike on bell, stamped 'RODIER A PARIS' and numbered 661; the candelabra en suite with figures of a nymph and a putto beneath acanthus-cast branches, stamped 'VP' beneath a crown, with a 'CC' cachet and the underside with cast mark 'VP'
The clock: 25¼ in. (64 cm.) high; 17¾ in. (45 cm.) wide; 10 in. (25.5 cm.) deep
The candelabra: 29 in. (74 cm.) high (3)

Specialist note

One of the best known bronziers of the Napoleon III period, Victor Paillard (d. 1886) also created and produced his own sculptures and groups, designed and made chenets, candelabra, other decorative objects and clocks. In the 1830s he opened his own business of 'bronzes d'art et d'ameublement' at 105 boulevard Beaumarchais and 6 rue Saint-Claude, first showing his own work at the Exposition des produits de l'industrie in 1839. By 1855 he was employing about a hundred workmen and was able to offer his clients hundreds of models in bronze and zinc imitations. As a founder he also worked for numerous well-known sculptors such as Pradier, Barye and Carrier-Belleuse.