A FRENCH PARCEL-GILT AND SILVERED-BRONZE, IVORY, COPPER AND STAINED FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY THREE-PIECE CLOCK GARNITURE
Lot 547 THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR

A FRENCH PARCEL-GILT AND SILVERED-BRONZE, IVORY, COPPER AND STAINED FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY THREE-PIECE CLOCK GARNITURE

BY MAISON GIROUX, THE MARQUETRY DESIGNED BY FERDINAND DUVINAGE, PARIS, CIRCA 1880

Closed19 April 2012

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A FRENCH PARCEL-GILT AND SILVERED-BRONZE, IVORY, COPPER AND STAINED FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY THREE-PIECE CLOCK GARNITURE
BY MAISON GIROUX, THE MARQUETRY DESIGNED BY FERDINAND DUVINAGE, PARIS, CIRCA 1880
The clock modeled as a cockerel supporting a barrel-form clockcase inlaid with leaves and branches, on a similarly-inlaid base applied with bronze chameleons and insects, with turtle-cast feet, the clockworks stamped with Japy Frères cachet, the twin-light candelabra modeled en suite, the clock and candelabra each signed ALPH GIROUX PARIS and FD Bté
13¾ in. (35 cm.) high, 12¼ in. (31 cm.) wide, the clock
9 in. (23 cm.) high, the candelabra (3)