A Charles X gilt-bronze mounted Paris porcelain portico mantel clock garniture, circa 1830
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
the gilt dial signed CHAPPE A PARIS, the bell striking movement with outside count wheel and steel suspension to the grid-iron pendulum with decorative gilt bob, signed on the backplate Chappe horologer, no.1359, the portico case with an urn surmount above porcelain friezes and pillars painted in polychrome and gilt with floral swags, together with a matching pair of six light candelabra
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La pendule : haut. 71 cm, larg. 31 cm, prof. 19 cm ; les candélabres : haut. 75 cm, larg. 25,5 cm; the clock : height. 28 in, width. 12 ¼ in, depth. 7 ½ in ; the candelabra: height; 29 1/2 in, width. 10 in
Christie’s, Paris, 24 June 2002, lot 225
This Paris porcelain set is characteristic of pieces made during the Restauration period, which saw a mix of materials and colours in a floral style with pastel colours, a change from the dark materials favoured during the Empire period. Gold is still very much present, however, and the taste for antiques remains strong with these large neoclassical flower garlands.
Our set is a rare complete example of porcelain and reflects Jean-Marie Rossi's taste for French porcelain. In 1988, he and his wife donated a Galatea tray, made around 1820 by the Nast factory, to the Louvre Museum.