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BY DELAFONTAINE, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
细节
A large Napoleon III ormolu three-piece garniture
By Delafontaine, Paris, Third quarter 19th Century
Comprising a mantel clock and pair of ten-light candelabra, the urn-form clockcase cast in relief with Bacchic putti flanked by grapevine handles, surmounted by a cornucopiae-bearing putto, the circular enamelled dial with Roman and Arabic chapters and twin-barrel movement, inscribed DELAFONTAINE/FT DE BRONZES/PARIS, on a shaped stepped base sat with two scantily-clad Bacchantes, the candelabra each modelled as a partially-clad nymph supporting a basket issuing foliate and fruiting candlearms, on a waisted circular base, drilled for wiring
The clock: 33 in. (83.8 cm.) high; 26½ in. (67.3 cm.) wide; The candelabra: 40½ in. (102.8 cm.) high (3)
By Delafontaine, Paris, Third quarter 19th Century
Comprising a mantel clock and pair of ten-light candelabra, the urn-form clockcase cast in relief with Bacchic putti flanked by grapevine handles, surmounted by a cornucopiae-bearing putto, the circular enamelled dial with Roman and Arabic chapters and twin-barrel movement, inscribed DELAFONTAINE/FT DE BRONZES/PARIS, on a shaped stepped base sat with two scantily-clad Bacchantes, the candelabra each modelled as a partially-clad nymph supporting a basket issuing foliate and fruiting candlearms, on a waisted circular base, drilled for wiring
The clock: 33 in. (83.8 cm.) high; 26½ in. (67.3 cm.) wide; The candelabra: 40½ in. (102.8 cm.) high (3)