A Fabulous Napoleon III Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Mantel Clock movement by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse

Albert-Ernest Carrier Belleuse Bronze
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C101916-03
$18,000.00
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Movement by Auguste Lemaire, Paris. Stamped to backplate with maker's mark and numbered "411", with white enamel chapter ring surrounding a gilt center inscribed "AUGst LEMAIRE" and "121 Rue Vielle-du-Temple/PARIS"; the clock set within a gilt bronze columnar case raised on various feet and festooned with swags, laurel garlands, and grape vines, surmounted by a patinated bronze figural group of La Lecture, signed to base "A. CARRIER."

Maker: Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887)
Origin: French
Date: circa 1862
Dimension: 24 in x 18 x 8 3/4 in.