Clock and garniture set - Spelter, Marble, Bronze - 1850-1900

Important Napoleon III fireplace garniture – Equestrian clock and two candlesticks – 19th century –

Total weight: 51 kg including packaging. Shipped in a wooden crate.

Vincenti et Cie movement
Beautiful and imposing French fireplace garniture from the second half of the 19th century, Napoleon III period, circa 1860–1880.
It consists of a clock decorated with a mounted warrior, in a particularly dynamic sculptural composition, accompanied by its two matching candlesticks, each with four branches.
The sculpture and candlesticks are made of spelter with an antique patina, with a bronze dial and black marble bases.
Clockwork:
Movement signed Vincenti et Cie, a renowned 19th-century French manufacturer.
Dial bearing the signature Bouchet Frères à Montpellier.
Two keys included.
Mechanism appears not to be seized; operation has not been checked. Servicing required.
Candlesticks:
Both candlesticks retain their eight original glass drip pans, showing variations in thickness characteristic of their manufacture. No bubbles visible in the glass.
Dimensions:
Clock: width 47.5 cm × depth 18 cm × height 57.5 cm.
Candlesticks: height 47.5 cm × diameter 15.5 cm each.
Condition:
An antique set with a beautiful patina and normal signs of age.
A few defects to note in the interests of full transparency:
Hatchet in the warrior’s hand has been restored (there is no guarantee that the hatchet will not come loose)
Two or three small chips on the corners of the marble.
Sculpture is unsigned.
Movement should be checked.
Mechanism is not seized.
An impressive decorative garniture, complete with all three pieces and its eight glass drip pans, ideal for an antique fireplace, a characterful interior, or a collection of 19th-century objects.

The dimensions below are for all 3 pieces.