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Mantel Set Signed Le Roy In Gilt Bronze And Sèvres Porcelain
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Magnificent Napoleon III period fireplace set in very finely chiseled gilded bronze and Sèvres porcelain painted with animated scenes.
Composed of a large clock with neo-classical decoration depicting a man leaning on a fountain holding a pencil in the shape of a plant branch, and two stylized candelabra, in the Barbédienne spirit, with two light arms.
Work circa 1860 by the prestigious Le Roy house in Paris.
Signed on the dial: LE ROY & FILS - Galerie Montpensier 13-15 Palais Royal, Paris and Regent Street, London, Mechanism also stamped and numbered: LE ROY & FILS N°9393 A PARIS
Superb quality, both in the work of the bronze, gilding and chiseling, as well as that of the porcelain and its painted animated scenes.
Very good condition
Dimensions:
Clock: Height 47 cm Width 41 cm Depth 14 cm
andelabra: Height 37 cm Width 23 cm
The house of Le Roy:
1785 the founders Bazile Le Roy (1731-1804) and his son Bazile-Charles Le Roy (1765-1839) opened the 'Galerie de Pierre' n° 60 at the Palais Royal.
1815 moved to the 'Galerie Montpensier, 13-15 Palais Royal, Paris'
1828: Louis-Charles (-1865) became co-owner and the name became 'LeRoy et Fils' Working for the Emperor Napoleon, his mother Princess Maria Laetitia Ramolino and his youngest brother Jérome Bonaparte.
1829 Court clockmaker to the Duke of Bourbon and the Duke of Chartres.
1835 Louis-Charles becomes clockmaker to the court of the King and the Duke of Orléans. Clockmaker to the Ministry of the Navy.
1844 supplier to the Count of Paris.
1845 sale of the business to the employee Georges Casimir Halley des Fontaines (1813-1888) while retaining the name 'Le Roy & Fils'.
1853 Halley des Fontaines becomes interested in the electro-magnetic pendulum. Universal Exhibition of 1855 in Paris.
1856 opening of a business at 211 Regent Street, London.
1861 Participation Exhibition in London 1862 participation in an exhibition in London and receives a medal.
1866 clockmaker to the English Navy, clockmaker to the court Her Majesty the Queen of England, Prince of Wales Albert Edward of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (future Edward VII), Princess Alexandra, King of Belgium Leopold II, His Majesty the Emperor of Brazil
1867 Participation in the Universal Exhibition in Paris and receives the silver medal.
1869 Participation in the Universal Exhibition in Paris and receives an honorary diploma.
1873 participation in the Vienna exhibition receives the medal of innovation.
1883 son of the same name Georges Casimir Halley des Fontaines succeeds his father.
1888 Succession by death of brother Julles Halley des Fontaines
1889 Partnership with Louis Leroy (no relation) and change of name to 'Ancienne Maison Le Roy & Fils, Successeurs L. Leroy & Cie'.
before 1900, the name is 'L. Leroy & Cie' Edme Laurent Auguste Pointaux (1809-1884): one of the last vestiges of the strong generations of watchmakers such as Paul Garnier père, Aimé Jacob, Rozé, Henri Robert père, Wagner and was a student of Thouverez and trained in the workshops of Lépine, Robin and Lepaute. Started working for Le Roy & Fils in 1830 and never left.
Inventor of the lost-stroke escapement around 1853 with ruby-cut pallets.
- Creator:Le Roy (Clockmaker)
- Dimensions:Height: 18.51 in (47 cm)Width: 16.15 in (41 cm)Depth: 5.52 in (14 cm)
- Style:Napoleon III (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:Mid-19th Century
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:BARSAC, FR
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU8030243806262
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