Regule mantel set with bronze patina, gilded bronze and white marble including a clock with a love holding a torch and a pair of candelabras decorated with two loves carrying a vase with four lights. The bronzes decorated with flutes, festoons and ribbon bows. The bases in white marble with doucine on feet toupie. White enamel dial on top of a beveled glass showing a sundial. Complete with its key, gong and balance. Napoleon III period, Louis XVI style. H_48,5 cm W_32 cm D_14,5 cm (clock) H_60 cm (candelabra), missing a wick

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