Exceptional Bronze Dore et Patine and Rouge Griotte Marble Clock Set third quarter 19th century, French, the clock after a well-documented 18th-century example by Ferdinand Berthoud and with the dial signed "Fd. Berthoud/Paris", the works signed "S. Marti", depicting "L'amour voilant le temps" for "Love veiling time", the bronze dore et patine figure and veiled clock on a rouge griotte marble plinth with inset bronze on a footed gilt-bronze base, the matching pair of six-light candelabra each modeled with a patinated bronze putto holding a bunch of gilt lilies with interspersed candle sockets and standing on a rouge griotte marble base decorated with swags. clock h. 21-1/2", w. 19-3/4", d. 10-1/2"; candelabra h. 35", w. 12-3/4", d. 7"
Exceptional Bronze Dore et Patine and Rouge Griotte Marble Clock Set third quarter 19th century, French, the clock after a well-documented 18th-century example by Ferdinand Berthoud and with the dial signed "Fd. Berthoud/Paris", the works signed "S. Marti", depicting "L'amour voilant le temps" for "Love veiling time", the bronze dore et patine figure and veiled clock on a rouge griotte marble plinth with inset bronze on a footed gilt-bronze base, the matching pair of six-light candelabra each modeled with a patinated bronze putto holding a bunch of gilt lilies with interspersed candle sockets and standing on a rouge griotte marble base decorated with swags. clock h. 21-1/2", w. 19-3/4", d. 10-1/2"; candelabra h. 35", w. 12-3/4", d. 7"
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