Napoleon III Porcelain Clock and Vase Garniture, 19th Century

A Napoleon III porcelain mounted ormolu mantel clock and vase…
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A Napoleon III porcelain mounted ormolu mantel clock and vase garniture, the movement by Jean-Baptiste Delettrez, Paris, third quarter 19th century, in Louis XVI style, the eight day bell striking movement and Roman numeral dial in an upright case of architectural form richly modelled with floral and foliate decoration and mounted with a Sevres-style porcelain dial and panels variously painted with portraits of ladies, putti, and flowers, the movement stamped Jbd within an oval, accompanied with a pair of associated vases of matching style and quality, the clock 49.5 cm high, 31.5 cm wide, 14.5 cm deep, the vases 21.5 cm high

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  • Ormolu - Ormolu was popular with French craftsmen in the 18th and 19th century for ornamental fittings for furniture, clocks and other decorative items. True ormolu is gilt bronze, that is bronze that has been coated with gold using a mercury amalgam. Due to the health risks associated with using mercury, this method of creating ormolu was discontinued in France in the 1830s. A substitute was developed consisting of about 75% copper and 25% zinc, however it was inferior to the bronze version. It was often lacquered to prevent it tarnishing.
  • Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.
  • Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
  • Putto / Putti / Amorino / Amorini - A putto (plural: putti) or amerino (plural: amerini) is a cherub or cupid frequently appearing in both mythological and religious paintings and sculpture, especially of the Renaissance and Baroque periods and later used as a decorative element in the design of furniture, ceramics, statuary etc. They are usually depicted as chubby males, or of indeterminate gender, often with wings. Their depiction may represent an association with love, heaven, peace or prosperity.

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