61097: A Ferdinand Barbedienne and Achille Collas Louis

A Ferdinand Barbedienne and Achille Collas Louis XV-Style Figural Three Graces Gilt Bronze Clock on a Giltwood Pedestal, France, mid-late 19th century Marks: F. Barbedienne Fondeur, (REDUCTION MECANIQUE-profile) 86-3/4 x 24 inches (220.3 x 61.0 cm) (overall, including base) The clock with bun-shaped urn with beaded band interspersed with swag and rams' heads terminating on tripod fish-form feet each balanced on the heads of figural Three Graces, resting on a base of foliate, swag, putti, and paw-form motifs symmetrically framing the clock face, atop capital with keystone pattern frieze, above a concave three-sided pedestal with C-scroll and foliate motifs and graduated stepped base. HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Condition Report: Overall scratches, flakes, and losses to gilt especially to body of pedestal and corners, urn-form to head of Three Graces is loose. Heritage does not guarantee the working order or completeness of clock mechanisms.