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Neoclassical Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Clock Set by Barbedienne

Name: Neoclassical Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Clock Set by Barbedienne
Brand: Ferdinand Barbedienne
Price: 58481.33 CHF
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (39 reviews)

About the Item

Neoclassical style porcelain and gilt bronze clock set by Barbedienne French, late 19th Century Clock: Height 53cm, width 27cm, depth 24cm Candelabra: Height 56cm, width 19cm, depth 16cm This superb clock set was designed in the late 19th century by Louis-Constant Sévin and cast by the Barbedienne foundry. Louis-Constant Sévin was a designer who worked at the Barbedienne factory from the mid-19th century until his death in 1888. The Barbedienne factory was founded by the prolific bronzier, Ferdiand Barbedienne (1810-1892). The company produced beautiful bronze items for an important international clientele, and won numerous awards at major exhibitions, including at the International Exhibition of 1862 in London and Paris’ Exposition Universalle of 1867. Sévin and Barbedienne collaborative pieces, like this clock set, are now highly collectible. The central clock is topped by a navy-colored, parcel-gilt porcelain lidded vase. This is topped by a gilt bronze pine cone finial and set with two gilt bronze handles, taking the form of classical semi-nude women. The front of the vase body is painted with a classical scene, which depicts the figure of Venus (the Roman goddess of love), stroking the face of a cherub, while a woman brushes her hair. A painting of birds, perched on flowering branches, decorates the reverse side of the vase. This porcelain vase is set on a stepped gilt bronze plinth, placed on a table-form base. The base has a gilt bronze top, set on four fluted columnar, navy parcel-gilt porcelain legs on gilt bronze peg feet. Swags of drapery are suspended from the table-form top. On the front, these enclose the circular porcelain clock dial, which features Roman Numerals, as well as a painting of a pair of doves, and a burning torch, crossed with cupid’s quiver of arrows, beneath a bird’s nest. The dial is signed with the manufacturer's name, 'F. Barbedienne/Paris'. The two side porcelain panels are similarly decorated. The candelabra that flank the central clock are designed in a similar style. These feature five, branch-like gilt bronze lights, with foliate tops. The crowning light of each is mounted, on its front, with a classical mask. The lights spring from navy, parcel gilt vase forms, with floral bands wrapped around their middles. These are mounted onto gilt bronze stems, which are placed on porcelain supports. Paintings of fair maidens, set within gilt frames and navy borders, decorate these supports. Gilt bronze rams’ heads are mounted onto the sides, and drapery swags hang between them. These supports are set onto rectangular, porcelain-mounted gilt bronze bases, raised up on foliate and scrolled feet.

Creator:
Ferdinand Barbedienne (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 20.87 in (53 cm)Width: 10.63 in (27 cm)Depth: 9.45 in (24 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 3
Style:
Neoclassical (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Bronze,Ormolu,Porcelain,Gilt
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
Late 19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
Late 19th Century
Condition:
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: 156451stDibs: LU956320207602

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Ferdinand Barbedienne

Founded by one-time Parisian wallpaper dealer Ferdinand Barbedienne and engineer Achille Collas, one of the most revered foundries in 19th-century France began with the invention of a revolutionary 1830s-era device that could produce proportional reproductions — large or small — of sculptures. Collas’s machine, which yielded miniature likenesses of antiquities for the interiors of homes the world over, was pivotal to the success of the F. Barbedienne Foundry. The successful firm earned prestigious awards and critical acclaim and created exquisite bronze candleholders, clocks and lamps for a range of wealthy and prominent clients.

The duo first launched their company under the name Société Collas et Barbedienne, and early on, they optimized chemical processes for pigmenting and patinating their bronze statuettes. After Collas died in 1859, Barbedienne forged on alone, and the company’s name changed to simply F. Barbedienne.

Barbedienne employed more than 300 workers at that point, and the Maison created a range of furnishings and decorative objects that featured the integration of marble and ormolu accents. However, with the onset of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, the foundry was forced to retrofit its molds, and the production of cannons replaced sculptures, furniture and vases.

When Ferdinand Barbedienne passed away in 1891, his nephew and heir, Gustave Leblanc, took over as president, changing the name to Leblanc-Barbedienne. Leblanc expanded production into Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States, carrying on the company's legacy with monumental sculptures, and models and securing production rights for famous statues. Paul-Alexandre Dumas, an Art Nouveau maker and student of Louis Majorelle, succeeded Leblanc until the company's closing in 1952.

Barbedienne pieces had been exhibited regularly in the 19th century and were especially prevalent at Europe’s international expositions and world’s fairs, where they received numerous prizes. Today, the Musée d’Orsay in Paris holds dozens of Barbedienne works in its collection, including intricate mirrors, vases and cups created by Louis-Constant Sévin at the foundry. For more than two decades, Sévin created lamps, boxes and more at Maison Barbedienne. Working alongside award-winning chaser Désiré Attarge, Sévin designed Napoleon III-era works that greatly appealed to European nobility.

Other notable artists who collaborated with Barbedienne included Eugene Aizelin, Emmanuel Fremiet, Antonin Mercié, Emile Guillemin, Edouard Lievre, Ferdinand Levillain and Auguste Rodin.

On 1stDibs, find a collection of antique Ferdinand Barbedienne decorative objects, lighting and more.

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