Lot 78
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A Napoleon III Rouge Griotte marble, silvered- and gilt-bronze clock garniture
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A Napoleon III Rouge Griotte marble, silvered- and gilt-bronze clock garniture

CAST AFTER A MODEL BY MATHURIN MOREAU, CIRCA 1880

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A Napoleon III Rouge Griotte marble, silvered- and gilt-bronze clock garniture
Cast after a model by Mathurin Moreau, Circa 1880
Comprising a clock and a pair of six-light candelabra; the clock surmounted by a young female figure resting on a column, on an oval base, inscribed to the side Moreau. Math. Scpt., on a stepped, spreading base, centred to the front by a circular dial, flanked to the sides by scenes depicting cherubs playing with dolphins, on four scrolling acanthus and paw feet; the candelabra en suite
The clock: 28 in. (71 cm.) high; 20 in. (51 cm.) wide; 11 in. (28 cm.) deep;
The candelabra: 30 in. (76 cm.) high; 8¼ in. (21 cm.) wide; 8¼ in. (21 cm.) deep (3)
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

Born in 1822, Mathurin Moreau (d.1912) studied under his father Jean Baptiste Moreau. He exhibited at the Salon, winning a medal in 1877 and another at the 1900 Paris Great Exhibition. He specialised in allegorical and classical groups, statuettes of historic personalities and busts of his contemporaries.

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