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Empire Sevres Style Porcelain Bronze Mounted Mantel Picard Clock
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This a Sevres style porcelain ormolu bronze mounted mantel clock. The frontal cobalt blue porcelain panel is hand painted with a winged cherub holding a basket of flowers. Below him, there is another basket of flowers with ribbons. The dial is in Roman numbers encircled in gilt. There are some delicate gilt scrolls around the dial and the corners. Each corner has a gilt quatrefoil adorned with turquoise and red enamel dots. Both sides porcelain panels have the same decoration, but including a wide bronze long acanthus leaves scroll that end in the middle with a bunch of branches of holly. The lower border is adorned with layers of laurel leaves and in the center there is an ornament made of trumpets, a tambourine, a book, some rosettes and laurel leaves branches. There is a cobalt blue adorned metal ball finial over the upper base gadrooning border. Four acanthus leaves with a rosette center are in each corner of the square surrounding the bronze pedestal of the finial. The cross shaped base is supported by six toupie feet. Under one of them is inscribed Picard. There is a key to wind the clock. The clock is working well.
- Creator:Henri Picard (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 15.63 in (39.71 cm)Width: 16.25 in (41.28 cm)Depth: 7.38 in (18.75 cm)
- Style:Empire (In the Style Of)
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- Date of Manufacture:1800s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. The bronze frame of the clock is from 19th century, but the clock machinery is from 1920. Two toupie feet are missing in the back, but are not needed because the clock stay well supported.
- Seller Location:Guaynabo, PR
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU5431223396622
Henri Picard
Henri Picard was a 19th-century gilder who is said to have graced Paris with his stunning furniture and decor from 1831 to 1864. His bronze pieces included exquisitely detailed candelabras, ornate clocks and sculptural table lamps.
Each item cast and gilded by the talented Picard represented the marriage of function and beauty and is a notable example of Napoleon III-style design. Developing from 1852–70, Napoleon III furniture was plush and ornate, matching the fashion for masked balls and socializing in salons.
Picard was particularly known for his artistry — his body of work includes expertly cast gilt bronze (ormolu) mounts for a range of porcelain vessels produced by Sèvres, a maker of exemplary European ceramics for hundreds of years. Picard collaborated with many designers of his day and worked for a firm called Defreville. And while Picard received numerous commissions, his most notable was designing decorative objects for Napoleon III. The pieces are still displayed at the Napoleon III Apartments in the Louvre Museum, Paris.
Picard also designed mantel clocks for the prestigious French clock-making company Raingo Frères. The manufacturer’s clocks are also on display in the Napoleon III Apartments.
On 1stDibs, find antique Henri Picard decorative objects, lighting, case pieces and more.
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