FRANCE ÉPOQUE EMPIRE
FRANCE ÉPOQUE EMPIRE
DESK SET "AUX GRIFFONS"
Mahogany, gilt bronze and enamel
Signature: BOULFROY (?) on the movement
H. 34 cm, W. 33,5 cm, D. 18 cm
Our mahogany and mahogany veneered desk set opens with a drawer revealing two cups. In the upper part, a bollard clock is surmounted by an antique ewer. Leaning against the sheath of the clock, two griffins brandish a covered cup. The annular dial, enamelled white, marks the hours in Roman numerals. The octagonal base is framed by a double gilt bronze cornice and rests on four claw feet. The whole is completed by an ornamentation of chased and gilded bronze wall lights with swans, laurel wreaths, palmettes, flowers and interlacing. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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FRANCE ÉPOQUE EMPIRE
DESK SET "AUX GRIFFONS"
Mahogany, gilt bronze and enamel
Signature: BOULFROY (?) on the movement
H. 34 cm, W. 33,5 cm, D. 18 cm
Our mahogany and mahogany veneered desk set opens with a drawer revealing two cups. In the upper part, a bollard clock is surmounted by an antique ewer. Leaning against the sheath of the clock, two griffins brandish a covered cup. The annular dial, enamelled white, marks the hours in Roman numerals. The octagonal base is framed by a double gilt bronze cornice and rests on four claw feet. The whole is completed by an ornamentation of chased and gilded bronze wall lights with swans, laurel wreaths, palmettes, flowers and interlacing. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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