AUGUSTE LEMAIRE BRONZEUR, OROLOGIO A PENDOLO D'APPOGGIO CON FANCIULLI PATINATI, POGGIANTE SU BASE

BLACK MARBLE, FRANCE CA 1880 Patina bronze pendulum and mixtilinear black marble base from Belgium, consisting of a large sculptural group depicting a family in classical taste; banded dial in gilt frame, protected by glass, lance hands, movement with metal suspension, hour and half-hour chime on bell, with part-wheel system. H. 56 cm, W. 48 cm, D. 19 cm. AUGUSTE LEMAIRE BRONZEUR, MANTEL MARBLE ; BRONZE PENDULUM CLOCK WITH PATINATED CHILDREN, FRANCE 1880S Auguste Lemaire founded an artistic bronze workshop at 10 rue Saintonge in Paris's Marais district in 1851, producing clocks, cups, statuettes, and other candelabra. He joined the Conseil des Constructions in 1855, and at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1855 he was awarded a second-class medal. He produced several important works, including Meditation by A. Schoenewerke (1820-1885), Leonardo da Vinci and Benvenuto Cellini by A.E. Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887), Cypriot Nursing Love by J.E. Marcellin (1821-1884) (exhibited at the 1863 Salon), and Daphnis and Chloë by M. Moreau (1822-1912). In 1862, Lemaire extended his business to 121 rue Vieille-du-Temple while maintaining his workshop on rue Saintonge. According to Alfred de Champeaux (1833-1903), an inspector of the Fine Arts of the city of Paris, Lemaire produced halos, candelabra, and chandeliers after the Robert brothers' models in the Renaissance or Henry II styles, as well as Louis XVI-style watch parures. The company was later taken over by E. Lhose.