FRANCE Milieu du XIXe siècle
FRANCE Milieu du XIXe siècle
CHIMNEY SET Louis XVI style Gilt bronze and enamel
Pendulum: H. 50 cm, W. 38 cm, D. 22 cm, candelabra: H. 70 cm
The clock of this mantel set has a white enamelled dial with Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic numerals for the minutes. Flanked by lion's prostates clasping rings in their mouths, it is supported by two windings centred on a garland. The whole rests on a terrace with a gadrooned projection. Two candelabra with seven arms of light finish the decoration of this chimney. The base is in the same style as the clock, with a shaft in the shape of a baluster vase with garland decoration hanging from the body. Reinterpreting the creations of the Ancien Régime, this ensemble recalls the historicism that permeated the entire 19th century. This nostalgia was particularly prevalent during the Second Empire (1852-1870), to the point that Empress Eugénie invented the Louis XVII Empress style, in reference to her admiration for Queen Marie-Antoinette. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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FRANCE Milieu du XIXe siècle
CHIMNEY SET Louis XVI style Gilt bronze and enamel
Pendulum: H. 50 cm, W. 38 cm, D. 22 cm, candelabra: H. 70 cm
The clock of this mantel set has a white enamelled dial with Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic numerals for the minutes. Flanked by lion's prostates clasping rings in their mouths, it is supported by two windings centred on a garland. The whole rests on a terrace with a gadrooned projection. Two candelabra with seven arms of light finish the decoration of this chimney. The base is in the same style as the clock, with a shaft in the shape of a baluster vase with garland decoration hanging from the body. Reinterpreting the creations of the Ancien Régime, this ensemble recalls the historicism that permeated the entire 19th century. This nostalgia was particularly prevalent during the Second Empire (1852-1870), to the point that Empress Eugénie invented the Louis XVII Empress style, in reference to her admiration for Queen Marie-Antoinette. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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