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Lot 210
Sale 5599 - British & European Furniture & Decorative Arts
Oct 18, 2016
9:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$2,500 -
3,500
Price Realized
$2,500
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A Napoleon III gilt and patinated bronze figural mantel clock after Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (French, 1824-1887), circa 1862
The movement by Auguste Lemaire, Paris, stamped to backplate with maker's mark and numbered "411", with white enamel chapter ring surrounding a gilt center inscribed "AUGst LEMAIRE" and "121 Rue Vieille-du-Temple/PARIS"; the clock set within a gilt bronze columnar case raised on various feet and festooned with swags, laurel garlands, and grape vines, surmounted by a patinated bronze figural group of La Lecture, signed to base "A. CARRIER."
H: 23 1/2 in, W: 16 1/2, D: 8 3/4 in.