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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE SIR ARTHUR GILBERT
(lots 1-73)
A Napoleon III ormolu-mounted white marble three-piece garniture
IN THE LOUIS XVI STYLE, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Details
A Napoleon III ormolu-mounted white marble three-piece garniture
In the Louis XVI style, Third quarter 19th Century
Comprising a clock and a pair of eight-light candelabra: the clock surmounted by an urn with twin swan-form handles, the front with two ram's heads suspending a garland enclosing the enamelled dial with Roman and Arabic chapters and twin-train movement, the sides with volutes above allegorical symbols for Love and Music entwined with foliage, on flowerheaded tapering feet above a conforming plinth, the candelabra similarly decorated, with scrolling candlearms, leafy drip-pans and bobêches issuing from an urn with chandelles, the bases with oval plaques depicting Cupid and Venus
The clock: 28½ in. (72.4 cm.) high; 17½ in. (44.5 cm.) wide; 8 in. (20.3 cm.) deep; The candelabra: 32 in. (81.3 cm.) high (3)
In the Louis XVI style, Third quarter 19th Century
Comprising a clock and a pair of eight-light candelabra: the clock surmounted by an urn with twin swan-form handles, the front with two ram's heads suspending a garland enclosing the enamelled dial with Roman and Arabic chapters and twin-train movement, the sides with volutes above allegorical symbols for Love and Music entwined with foliage, on flowerheaded tapering feet above a conforming plinth, the candelabra similarly decorated, with scrolling candlearms, leafy drip-pans and bobêches issuing from an urn with chandelles, the bases with oval plaques depicting Cupid and Venus
The clock: 28½ in. (72.4 cm.) high; 17½ in. (44.5 cm.) wide; 8 in. (20.3 cm.) deep; The candelabra: 32 in. (81.3 cm.) high (3)