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A FINE FRENCH ORMOLU, WHITE AND ROUGE MARBLE AND BLUE ENAMEL THREE-PIECE CLOCK GARNITURE
A FINE FRENCH ORMOLU, WHITE AND ROUGE MARBLE AND BLUE ENAMEL THREE-PIECE CLOCK GARNITURE
A FINE FRENCH ORMOLU, WHITE AND ROUGE MARBLE AND BLUE ENAMEL THREE-PIECE CLOCK GARNITURE
A FINE FRENCH ORMOLU, WHITE AND ROUGE MARBLE AND BLUE ENAMEL THREE-PIECE CLOCK GARNITURE
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A FINE FRENCH ORMOLU, WHITE AND ROUGE MARBLE AND BLUE ENAMEL THREE-PIECE CLOCK GARNITURE

THE MARBLE GROUP BY AUGUSTE MOREAU (FRENCH, 1834-1917), PARIS, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A FINE FRENCH ORMOLU, WHITE AND ROUGE MARBLE AND BLUE ENAMEL THREE-PIECE CLOCK GARNITURE
THE MARBLE GROUP BY AUGUSTE MOREAU (FRENCH, 1834-1917), PARIS, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Comprising a mantel clock and a pair of nine-light candelabra; the marble group of Cupid and Zephyr signed 'A. Moreau' and holding aloft an enameled orb surmounted with Minerva's plumed helmet, the dial with dragon-form hands, the reverse of the orb and movement each stamped '37231', the movement further stamped 'CHLES MT' and with a Japy Frères cachet, the candelabra of baluster vase form with trailing floral garlands, surmounted by scrolling acanthus-sheathed candlearms
The clock: 39 ½ in. (100.5 cm.) high, 14 ¼ in. (36 cm.) square
The candelabra: 30 ½ in. (77.5 cm.) high
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Lot Essay

This magnificent garniture is centred by an orb clock supported by two putti, emblematic of love, sculpted in marble by Auguste-Louis-Mathurin Moreau. Born in Dijon, the third son of sculptor and painter Jean-Baptiste Moreau, Auguste-Louis-Mathurin (1834-1917) trained with his brother Mathurin. He was awarded a Bronze Medal at the 1900 Paris Exposition universelle and regularly exhibited at the Salon until 1913. His subject matter consists of genre scenes, allegorical figures and romantic subjects. His style was realistic and graceful, and not easily distinguished from the works of other members of the Moreau family in terms of treatment of his subject and material.

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