Placed under the auspices of romantic feelings, this charming Fireplace Trim or Office Louis XVI attire consists of three pieces made of white marble and chiseled gilded bronze. Namely:
-of a lovely little "borne" clock"Soberly dressed of a game of canals, its box surrounded by a ribbon laurel torus embellishes itself on its sides de consoles with acanthus leafy scrolls, bystaples festooned with spring flower garlands. Within a guilloche reserve, a flirt ribbon knot adorns its facade. Set on its bezel with perlés alternated with an end brett, the white enamel dial of the clock embellished from a polychrome decoration to courses of florets says At the Dauphine » indicates the hours and minutes in Roman and Arabic numerals. Seeming to preside over their affable and caressing flow, a cute toddler bare Animates the damping of this timepiece.of an elegant formal rigor. Represented wisely sitting on a draped menu, now on his right leg bent feuillets on which his alert spreads plume, this smiling childish figure– nicely derived from a statuette modeled by Charles-Gabriel Sauvage, known as Lemire (1747-1827), The Child Drawing, 1795, bronze, Paris, Louvre Museum, 0A 11224- symbolizes in a tenderly playful way Poetry.
Equipped on its rear face with a centered flap of openwork quatrefoils, The clock rests on a marble base with a curvilinear projection decorated with gilded bronze appliqués with motifs of rosettes, fleurons acanthus, florets et Myrtle seeded scrolls. All carried by ringed spinning top feet pearls.
—of a pair of candelabra with two light arms à leafy acanthus scrolls punctuated de florets et of small items Flaming brand torches unfolding « in arabesque » on either side of a central barrel in the shape of quiver. Embedded in corollas of acanthus leaves ou lanceolates, this last is summoned by a stew from which a bud blooms pine cone. Its pedestal surrounded by gadroons, feuilles d'acanthe and ribbon laurel torus.Prettyly chiseled, pearls, interlacing browse the profile of the bobeches and taps of the light structure based on a marble base decorated with a myrtle branchTheir base is similar to that of the watch piece.
Charm and lightness emanate from this elegant watch ensemble marked by a " neo-Louis XVI " both graceful and flirtatious. Sitting on a small fireplace, a lady's desk, it will invite everyone) by its menu and fiery Toddler summit to which sentimental attributes echo –quiver, flaming torches, myrtle, constituting its candelabras to tease, according to the hours, the epistolary universe of a century then prodigal in amorous or playful missives. Like Antan, to your pens ....
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Parisian work in the Louis XVI style from the last third of the 1880th century. Circa XNUMX.
Materials: marble; gilded bronze, enamel and glass.

Placed under the auspices of the feeling of love, this charming Louis XVI Fireplace or Desk Trim is made up of three pieces executed in white marble and chiseled gilded bronze. Namely: – a lovely little “terminal” clock. Soberly dressed with a set of channels, its case surrounded by a ribboned laurel torus is decorated on its sides with consoles with scrolls foliaged with acanthus, staples festooned with spring floral garlands. Within a guilloché reserve, a pretty ribbon bow adorns its facade. Set on its bezel with alternating pearls of a fine bretté, the white enameled dial of the clock embellished with a polychrome decoration with courses of flowers called “A la Dauphine” indicates the hours and minutes in Roman and Arabic numerals. Seeming to preside over their affable and caressing flow, a cute naked toddler animates the cushioning of this watchmaking piece. of elegant formal rigor. Represented seated wisely on a small draped cloth, now on her folded right leg leaves on which her pen is pouring out, this smiling childish figure – nicely derived from a statuette modeled by Charles-Gabriel Sauvage, known as Lemire (1747-1827). ) , Child drawing, 1795, bronze, Paris, Musée du Louvre, 0A 11224- symbolizes Poetry in a tenderly playful way. Endowed on its rear side with a flap centered on openwork quatrefoils, the clock rests on a marmoreal base with a curvilinear projection adorned with applied gilded bronzes with motifs of rosettes, acanthus florets, florets and foliage of grained myrtle. All carried by spinning top feet ringed with pearls. –a pair of candelabras with two arms of light with leafy acanthus scrolls punctuated with flowers and small torchieres with flaming brands deploying “in an arabesque” on either side of a central shaft in the shape of a quiver. Encased in corollas of acanthus or lanceolate leaves, the latter is topped with a firepot from which a pine cone blooms. Its pedestal surrounded by gadroons, acanthus leaves and a ribboned laurel torus. Prettily chiseled, pearled, interlacing run through the profile of the bobeches and binets of the lighting structure base on a marble base decorated with a branch of myrtle. Their base is similar to that of the watch piece. Charm and lightness emerge from this elegant watch ensemble imbued with a “neo-Louis XVI” style that is both graceful and flirtatious. Sitting on a small fireplace, a lady's office, it will invite everyone with its menu and fiery Summit Toddler to which the sentimental attributes echo – quivers, flaming torches, myrtle, constituting its candelabras to tease, according to the wishes of the hours, the epistolary universe of a century then lavish in romantic or playful missives. Like Yesteryear, to your thoughts…. —————— Parisian work of Style Louis XVI from the last third of the 19th century. Circa 1880. Materials: marble; Gilt bronze, enamel and glass.