Lot 1023* - A211 Glamour and Sophistication: Luxury in 19th-Century Paris - Thursday, 28. November 2024, 10.00 AM
MANTEL SET
Louis XVI style, Paris, ca. 1880. Probably Henry Dasson (1825–1896).
Chased and punched bronze, matte- and polished gilt, in part with a dark patina. Brass and white marble. Comprising: a pair of brûle-parfums “à l'Athénienne” and a mantel clock “à cercle tournant”.
The brûle-parfums feature a cylindrical flat bowl and openwork rim, and a flat removable lid, and are lavishly decorated with fruit and flowers. The bowl is supported by three caryatids with rich garlands and cloven feet, resting on a retracted trefoil base with a central grape palmette and fluted gilt round feet.
The clock has a spherical case with a removable cover featuring a putto holding a torch, seated on a cloud. White enamel chapter ring “à cercle tournant” with Roman numerals for the hours, the time indicated by an arrow. The case is supported by three graces entwined in a floral garland. On a retracted trefoil base in white marble, and round feet. Movement with balance and half-hour strike on bell. Gilt mounts and applications in the form of fleurons, palmettes and bead and reel.
The brûle-parfums feature a cylindrical flat bowl and openwork rim, and a flat removable lid, and are lavishly decorated with fruit and flowers. The bowl is supported by three caryatids with rich garlands and cloven feet, resting on a retracted trefoil base with a central grape palmette and fluted gilt round feet.
The clock has a spherical case with a removable cover featuring a putto holding a torch, seated on a cloud. White enamel chapter ring “à cercle tournant” with Roman numerals for the hours, the time indicated by an arrow. The case is supported by three graces entwined in a floral garland. On a retracted trefoil base in white marble, and round feet. Movement with balance and half-hour strike on bell. Gilt mounts and applications in the form of fleurons, palmettes and bead and reel.
Clock: 33.5 × 33.5 × 73 cm; Brûle-Parfum: Ø 20.5, H 67 cm.
Some scratches and losses. The movement needs to be checked.
The clock in this three-part mantel set is based on a modified design of the model attributed to François Vion from around 1765. The motif of the three interlaced graces goes back to Étienne-Maurice Falconet. A similar piece from the Comte Isaac de Camondo collection is on display in the Louvre (inv. no. OA 6525). The model enjoyed great popularity in the 19th century and was cast in various forms. A very similar mantel set attributed to Henry Dasson can be seen in an archive photograph of Hertford House in London. Dasson was familiar with the contents of Hertford House, having purchased the gallery collection from Crozatier-Dreschler on June 1, 1867. The latter duo, consisting of the sculptor and bronzier Charles Crozatier (1795-1855) and the cabinetmaker Carl Dreschler (ca. 1840-1867), was an important furnisher for Captain Richard Seymour-Conway, 4th Marquess of Hertford (see Christopher Payne et al: Paris Furniture - The Luxury Market of the 19th Century. Saint-Rémy-en-L'Eau 2018, p. 303, with an illustration of an identical mantel set at the top left). Captain Richard Seymour-Conway's former residence is now the Wallace Collection in London. For a pendulum clock “with three female figures”, Paris, ca. 1870, see also Ottomeyer/Pröschel: Vergoldete Bronzen. Munich 1986, vol. I, p. 425, fig. 6.3.11.
A similar pair of brûle-parfums “à l'Athénienne” from the Louis XVI period by the Galerie Segoura in Paris is illustrated in: Pierre Kjellberg: Objets montés. Paris 2000, p. 160.
The clock in this three-part mantel set is based on a modified design of the model attributed to François Vion from around 1765. The motif of the three interlaced graces goes back to Étienne-Maurice Falconet. A similar piece from the Comte Isaac de Camondo collection is on display in the Louvre (inv. no. OA 6525). The model enjoyed great popularity in the 19th century and was cast in various forms. A very similar mantel set attributed to Henry Dasson can be seen in an archive photograph of Hertford House in London. Dasson was familiar with the contents of Hertford House, having purchased the gallery collection from Crozatier-Dreschler on June 1, 1867. The latter duo, consisting of the sculptor and bronzier Charles Crozatier (1795-1855) and the cabinetmaker Carl Dreschler (ca. 1840-1867), was an important furnisher for Captain Richard Seymour-Conway, 4th Marquess of Hertford (see Christopher Payne et al: Paris Furniture - The Luxury Market of the 19th Century. Saint-Rémy-en-L'Eau 2018, p. 303, with an illustration of an identical mantel set at the top left). Captain Richard Seymour-Conway's former residence is now the Wallace Collection in London. For a pendulum clock “with three female figures”, Paris, ca. 1870, see also Ottomeyer/Pröschel: Vergoldete Bronzen. Munich 1986, vol. I, p. 425, fig. 6.3.11.
A similar pair of brûle-parfums “à l'Athénienne” from the Louis XVI period by the Galerie Segoura in Paris is illustrated in: Pierre Kjellberg: Objets montés. Paris 2000, p. 160.
CHF 35 000 / 55 000 | (€ 36 080 / 56 700)