Napoleon III period marble, silvered and gilt bronze clock set

By Delafontaine (French, founded late 18th Century) | Geoffroy-Dechaume, Adolphe (French, 1816-1892)

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Description

Designed by Geoffroy-Dechaume, executed by Auguste Delafontaine.

In the Persian style, comprising a central clock with a pair of flanking two light candelabra, the clock signed 'Geoffroy Dechaume', the bronze stamped 'AD'.

From the accounts of Geoffroy-Dechaume, in 1852 he designed a clock "in the Persian style" for Delafontaine. An example was exhibited at the 1855 Exposition Universelle in Paris.

Clock height 45cm, width 31cm, depth 21cm, candelabra height 28cm

Literature-+

De Plâtre et d'Or: Geoffroy-Dechaume romantic sculptor of Viollet-le-Duc, exhibition catalogue of the Museum of Art and History Louis Senlecq, L'Isle-Adam (1998), p. 88, fig. 25-26.

Details

Artist / Maker
By Delafontaine (French, founded late 18th Century), Geoffroy-Dechaume, Adolphe (French, 1816-1892)
Country of Origin
French
Date of Manufacture
c.1855
Period
19th Century
Style
Napoleon III, Persian interest
Material
Enamel, Marble, Ormolu (Gilt Bronze), Silvered bronze
Colour
Gold, Silver, White

Dimensions

Height
45 cm / 17.7 inches
Width
31 cm / 12.2 inches
Depth
21 cm / 8.3 inches

Reference:
013178

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