Sale 1426
New York
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26 October 2004
Price realised
USD 38,240
Estimate
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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