GAUTIER ALBINET, white onyx, silvered bronze... - Lot 47 - Aisne Enchères

GAUTIER ALBINET, white onyx, silvered bronze and ormolu mantel set including a pendulum clock and two candelabras. The clock rests on a projecting pedestal and is flanked by two inverted consoles, topped by a patera with an antique medallion profile. The two-light candelabra rest on a quadrangular base, the shaft decorated with an antique profile ending with a child thinker in silvered bronze. Dial signed Gautier et Albinet, rue des Fossés-Montmartre. Greek Revival work from the Napoleon III period. DIM: 34x32x19cm (some chips, wear, one bobèche missing) François Gautier founded his bronze workshop in 1850 and moved to 3 rue des Fossés-Montmartre in Paris. A contemporary and rival of Ferdinand Barbedienne, he won a 1st class medal in 1855 with table tops, statues, art bronzes and furnishings. He exhibited again in 1862 and shortly afterwards sold his house to J. Albinet and G. Coulon, who had moved to 4 rue de Choiseul in Paris.