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Mantel set consisting of a large clock and a pair of candelabras
In gilded bronze in the Louis XV style, suitable for placing on a piece of furniture in the middle of a room, given the double-sided ornamentation.
richly decorated with birds, garlands, musical instruments and sheet music.
Napoleon III period
Signed Henrie Picard, Paris circa 1870
Henrie Picard (1840 - 1890) Parisian bronzemaker, founder and gilder
Pendulum: H: 60 cm /Width: 70 cm: Depth: 31 cm
Candelabra: H: 79 cm / W: 32 cm / D: 32 cm
the bronzier's stamp is on each candelabra and on the clock too.
biography
PICARD, HENRI (FRENCH, FL. 1831-1864) Henri Picard was a prestigious 19th-century foundryman and gilder, who worked in Paris between the years 1831 and 1864. Picard was famous for casting and gilding decorative objects of the highest production quality. Picard worked for the Defreville firm, in addition to collaborating with contemporary designers such as Charles Perrault and Grault. While the craftsman was commissioned by many important patrons, Picard's most notable achievement was to supply the Emperor Napoleon III with decorative objects, many of which can still be seen in the State Apartment of the Louvre Museum in Paris.
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