Art Deco Fireplace Set in Onyx and Bronze from A. Gapaillard, 1920

Details

Description

Superb set of fireplace, in onyx honey contrasting with brown onyx plates and turquin blue marble, including a clock and … Read more Superb set of fireplace, in onyx honey contrasting with brown onyx plates and turquin blue marble, including a clock and two casseroles.
The rectangular clock is stamped by the watchmaker Alexandre Gapaillard founder of the Grand National Horlogerie Comptoir in 1850 in Rennes.
The golden dial is graduated in Arabic figures during the hours.
The facade is embellished with two patterns in gilded bronze of Egyptian women carrying an offering.
This time guard has a bronze sculpture representing a draped woman holding a parrot in her left hand.
The mechanical pendulum movement is struck by n ° 593.
The also rectangular casseroles are each topped with a cavity to accommodate a square candle holder or small objects.
Each piece of this set rests on bronze ball feet.
The alliance of onyx, marble and bronze, as well as its ornaments, make this chimney garnish a work faithful to Art Deco.

********

Era: 1920

Pendulum in excellent condition.

Dimensions:
Pendulum: Height: 39 cm - Width: 49.5 cm - Depth: 11 cm
Cassoletes: Height: 18 cm - Width: 11 cm - Depth: 7.5 cm

Weight of the whole: 22.8 kg See less