Luxurious Antique Chateau Fireplace Clock Set with Cupids – Historicism Style – antique french clock garniture vases set (204)

Dimensions: Clock:

Height — 55 cm

Width — 34 cm

Vases:

Height — 48 cm

Width — 19 cm

(Price is for a full 3-piece set, ensemble)

Luxurious antique palace mantel clock set with cupids — Historicism style (antique clock garniture vases set) (204)

This romantic and sculpturally valuable three-piece mantel or salon clock set (antique clock garniture vases set) is a magnificent legacy of late 19th-century applied arts and classical design. Unlike typical sets with candelabra, this garniture is complemented by two monumental decorative amphora-type vases. At the center of the clock’s composition is an expressive and plastic bronze-plated metal sculpture depicting a young woman (lady) in elegant historical attire, leaning over the clock’s body and having just released a small bird. Playfully beside her, a winged cupid (putto) frolics, reaching towards the lady with a raised hand. Each of the two matching vases is adorned with relief classical motifs — one side features an antique lyre with wind instruments, and small, sculpturally crafted cherubs sit on the upper rims and handles of the vases. All three items rest on massive, multi-colored, and naturally veined yellowish-brown marble bases, decorated with cast neo-baroque style metal elements and ornamental feet.

Period of Manufacture Made in France, late 19th century (approx. 1880–1895), during the transitional period of late Historicism and Belle Époque, when Parisian workshops created elite interior objects, inspired by the romanticism and neoclassicism of Louis XV style.

Mechanism and Design The clock retains its original white porcelain/enamel dial, adorned with delicate, hand-painted blue floral motifs between Arabic numerals and ornate metal pointer hands. The mechanism is a classic full-caliber clockwork heart, with a decorative, perforated louvered cover at the back for air circulation. The mechanism is visually clean and complete (running and accuracy not tested).

Rarity and Significance Sets where the mantel clock is accompanied by decorative sculptural vases with cherub figures (rather than standard candelabra) are significantly rarer and highly sought after by collectors and designers. The intact preservation of the full ensemble, all delicate cherub figures, and all three marble bases is of serious value.

Application This set is designed to serve as the main visual and aesthetic centerpiece in a room. It will look outstanding and presentable on a large mantelpiece, in a spacious salon, a lady’s boudoir, or on a massive console table among historical furniture and mirrors.

Condition The set is in excellent historical and visual condition. All metal sculptures, the lady’s figure, small cherubs on the vase rims, and decorative elements are completely intact, firm, with a pleasant and uniform patina of age. The marble bases are firm, smooth, and shiny, without significant chips or signs of restoration. The enamel painting of the dial and the front protective glass are free of scratches or cracks. The item is fully authentic and ready for immediate display. The condition is fully reflected in the photographs.

Belle Époque Snapshot: Stéphane Mallarmé sat quietly in his Parisian apartment’s study, where the steam of evening tea and the bluish smoke of cigars drifted calmly amidst bookshelves and piles of paper. Outside the window, it was slowly getting dark, and the light from the boulevard lamps cast reflections on the windowpanes. On the mantelpiece, directly opposite the desk, three heavy silhouettes shimmered dimly and nobly, their warm yellow marble bases appearing almost translucent in the sunset. In the candlelight, the outstretched hand of the bronze lady and the wings of the little cupid cast soft shadows on the wall, while the cherubs leaning over the vases seemed to silently listen to the passage of time. The painted dial of the clock, amidst floral motifs, quietly marked the hours of morning and evening, and this gleam of cool stone, dark metal, and the rhythmic ticking of the mechanism brought a calm, creative satisfaction to the room that could only be felt with a subtle mood.

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