A French Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Clock Garniture

Late 19th Century

comprising a mantel clock and a pair of six-light candelabra, the movement marked H&F Paris/ 263.
Height of mantel clock 26 x width 19 1/2 inches.

Property of an Estate, Pasadena, California

In overall good and stable condition, having areas of thick grime and deposit to the bronze creating a darkened appearance to the gilt., dust elsewhere to the surfaces. Surface marks and scratches to blue porcelain. The clock has not be examined by an horologist but appears to be in working order (the hands manually progress and the clock chimes at the half hour and hour; the pendulum is present, appears to hold a steady pace and keep time, the bell also present; lacking a winding key). The lion head mounts on each component slightly loose in their settings but remain intact. The urn form of the clock also slightly wobbly in its setting.

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Mr. Horn joined the firm in 2009 and has directed numerous sales of important collections, including those of Lilly Pulitzer, Lord Anthony and Lady Jacobs, Lars Bolander, Casa de Sueños in Miami Beach, and Villa Massei in Lucca, Italy. He has also achieved record results for consignments from prominent institutions, including the Toledo Museum of Art, the High Museum of Art, the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Minnesota Historical Society. Mr. Horn is a member of the Antiquarian Society of the Art Institute of Chicago and is an alumnus of the Attingham Trust.

European Furniture & Decorative Arts

A French Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Clock Garniture

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