Important three-piece clock set, Emile Gallé Nancy, Saint...

Important three-piece clock set, Emile Gallé Nancy, Saint Clement, circa 1882-85, faience, clock flanked by rising lions, each to the right and left aligned, open mouths with tongues, roar and power radiating, in the center rocaille and volute in triple and quadruple time (1 damaged), rocaille base with two reserves, these with quality miniature painting of harbor views in Dutch manner, fine lighting, differentiated red camaieu painting, two candlesticks with rising lions with towers and coats of arms, each assigned to the lions of the main piece, with inserted gilded candelabra tops, red body, white-blue engobed, fine blue, red and differentiated blue, red and gold painting with a strong allusion to Japanese Imari emblematics, fine workmanship with an exceptionally splendid reverse side, intense blue color in various shades, slight flaking of glaze, age-related light bumps, clock on the back double signed, both candlesticks fully signed 48.5x42x18 cm, candlestick 42x24x19cm with to p H. 62.5 cm, glass lid in front (glass missing), glass lid behind, clock face with stylized cartouches, pendulum movement with cylinder escapement, striking mechanism, half hour strike, strike release at the minute hand, strike spring cracked/hanging ou t cracked/unhinged, see ref.: Emile Gallé, Les Ceramiques Au Pavois p. 8 and Shaping, early Japonism and Bernd Hakenjo's Ceramics by Emile Galle, p. 3 1Cat.No. 43, absolutely museum collector's ite m with unique character, rarely found in this completeness and this condition