Lot 248
248
A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU AND ONYX FIGURAL THREE-PIECE CLOCK GARNITURE
A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU AND ONYX FIGURAL THREE-PIECE CLOCK GARNITURE

CAST BY HENRI PICARD, THE FIGURAL GROUP AFTER THE MODEL BY CLODION, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU AND ONYX FIGURAL THREE-PIECE CLOCK GARNITURE
CAST BY HENRI PICARD, THE FIGURAL GROUP AFTER THE MODEL BY CLODION, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Comprising a clock and a pair of seven-light candelabra, the clock with a pair of bacchantus, one holding a tambourine, the other with a bunch of grapes, next to an infant satyr crowned with vines on a naturalistic base signed 'Clodion 1762', above a shaped ormolu-mounted plinth with applied gilt Roman numerals and blue-steeled Breguet style hands, stamped to the reverse 'H.PICARD' and numbered '3321', the twin barrel movement with countwheel strike to bell, with pendulum; the en suite candelabra each with a baluster vase swagged with ribbon-tied medaillions and putto herms, issuing scrolled foliate branches above a conformingly-decorated base, each stamped to the reverse 'H.PICARD'and numbered '3283'
The clock: 31½ in. (80 cm.) high; 17¾ in. (45 cm.) wide; 11 in. (28 cm.) deep
The candelabra: 35 in. (89 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

The Parisian fondeur and doreur Henri Picard was based at 6 rue Jarente in 1831, moving to 10 rue de la Perle in 1839 where he remained until 1864. His firm worked on the petits appartements of Emperor Napolon III at the Louvre, and was known for its fine quality production of pièces de table and garnitures de cheminée. A related table sold Christie's London, 26 October 2000, lot 225.

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