Napoleon III Period Gilt Bronze Porcelain Mantelpiece

Gilt bronze clock, with its gilt wood base on a blackened wood sicle, signed by Pellegrin in Marseille, 19th century, Napoleon III period Measures: H: 49 cm, W: 36 cm, D: 17 cm SM0...

A 19th century Napoleon III period clock in Griotte marble and Regula. Measures: H: 43 cm, W: 25 cm, D: 17 cm.

19th century mantel set by Delettrez, Napoleon III period. Gilt bronze and painted porcelain mantel set, porcelain dial, 19th century, Napoleon III period by Delettrez, simple overh...

Fireplace set from the 19th century, Napoleon III period. Gilt bronze, patinated bronze and marble mantel set, 19th century, Napoleon III period, simple overhaul of the movement req...

Mantelpiece and candelabras in gilt and cloisonné bronze, 19th century, Napoleon III period. Clock, mantelpiece and candelabra in gilt and cloisonné bronze, beautiful gilding and ch...

Important Cartel d'époque Napoléon III, 1870, cadran signé par Gorini Daleau, à Poitiers. Bronze d'or original Measures: H 91cm, L 44cm, P 20cm.

This sophisticated gilt bronze mantel clock is an elegant piece of mid-19th century design, beautifully cast and gilded and set with two delicate Sèvres style porcelain panels. The clock case's finest feature is the charmingly naturalistic scene at its top, showing a full-length sculpture of a female figure sitting with a basket and two doves. They are displayed on a naturalistic, oval-shaped plinth, which is decorated all around its exterior with painstakingly intricate foliate motifs. Either side of the plinth there are two Sevres style porcelain panels, each of which shows a winged putto. One putto is shown writing, while the other is shown holding a dove. Each is set inside a turquoise blue border decorated with delicate gilt scrolls. In the centre of the plinth sits the clock dial, which is enamelled and contains Roman numerals. It is signed 'Prize Medal 1851 / Miroy Fres Brevetes / Paris' after the clock's maker, Miroy Freres...

A French Napoleon III ormolu and porcelain putti mantel (fireplace) clock in gilded bronze with inset painted porcelain plaques. The central painted ov...

The acclaimed French bronze foundry, Delafontaine, created this remarkable mantel clock. At the time this piece was crafted, in c.1860, the company was directed by Auguste-Maximilien Delafontaine (1813-1892). The firm was famous for its high-quality artistic bronzes, which can today be viewed in major art collections, such as the Louvre in Paris. Shaped like an upside down ‘T’, this gilt bronze...

A fine Napoleon III gilt bronze and porcelain three piece clock garniture by Raingo Freres. The circular gilt and 'jewel' decorated porcelain dial of the clock with Roman numerals an...

A fine Napoléon III gilt-bronze mounted porcelain clock garniture. French, circa 1870. The movement stamped with the 'Japy Frères ' cachet. This fine porcelain clock set is...

An important Napoléon III gilt bronze and turquoise porcelain clock garniture. French, circa 1870. This very fine clock garniture comprises of a clock and a pair of vase form candelabra. The finely cast and chiselled gilt bronze case has a jewelled turquoise porcelain face with Roman Numerals above a plaque depicting children in a wooded landscape, flanked by expressive male and female cherub figures, cast in the round, beneath a scrolled pediment with torches en flambeau and surmounted by a turquoise vase and cover. The pair of candelabra en-suite are in the form of turquoise porcelain vases...