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    Sale 1426

    19th Century Furniture, Sculpture, Works of Art and Ceramics

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    26 October 2004

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    • A Napoleon III ormolu three-pi
    Lot 342

    A Napoleon III ormolu three-piece garniture

    BY DENIÈRE, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

    Price realised

    USD 38,240

    Estimate

    USD 15,000 - USD 20,000

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    A Napoleon III ormolu three-piece garniture
    By Denière, Paris, Third quarter 19th Century
    Comprising a mantel clock and pair of eight-light candelabra: the clock with circular enamelled dial with Roman and Arabic chapters and inscribed Denière/Ft de Bronzes/A Paris, surmounted by two cloudbourne putti, flanked on each side by two further putti, each bearing a garland, on a shaped base centred by a relief plaque, the twin-train movement stamped 4034 DENIERE/A PARIS, the candelabra modelled en suite with two cloudbourne putti beneath a flaming pyre issuing acanthus-sheathed candlearms, drilled for electricity
    The clock: 24 in. (61 cm.) high; 22 in. (55.8 cm.) wide; The candelabra: 28 in. (71.1 cm.) high (3)

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