Fireplace garniture – MANUFACTURE BARBEDIENNE
Maison Barbedienne
Exquisite fireplace garniture in engraved and gilded bronze, comprising
a caged pendulum clock and a pair of candelabra with eight arms arranged in two rows, gilded in two shades of gold, yellow and red. Each has a four-footed base entwined with acanthus leaves and supported by ungulates’ hooves.
The bevelled glass cage of the pendulum clock contains a beautifully enamelled dial painted and signed “Ferdinand Barbedienne à Paris” surmounted by an antique vase. The candelabras have elegant busts of sheathed sphinxes. Red marble base.
French work from the manufacture Barbedienne around 1870-1880. Period of Napoleon III.
Dimensions
Height: 65 cm – Candelabra height: 70 cm
Length: 37 cm
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