Gilt bronze mantel set composed of : - a terminal clock decorated with a garlanded cassolette surmounting a dial flanked by lions' heads and resting on a scrolled pedestal and a rectangular quadripod base decorated with friezes of oves, fluting and foliage. The white enameled dial, signed BELLENOT in PARIS, features hour markers with blue Roman numerals, and black chemin de fer and Arabic numerals for the minutes. Hand-wound mechanical movement. Brocot blade suspension. - A pair of five-light candelabra decorated with garlands of pearls and foliage on a turned shaft resting on a pedestal and rectangular quadripod base decorated with oval friezes, fluting and foliage. Louis XVI style. Size of clock: 40.5 x 24.4 x 14.2 cm Height of candelabra: 40.5 cm Shock, wear to gilding and scratches.

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