Charles CUMBERWORTH (1811-1852) - Jean-Baptiste MARCHAND (XI - Lot 88

Charles CUMBERWORTH (1811-1852) - Jean-Baptiste MARCHAND (XIXth). Important ormolu mantel set, the clock topped by a young woman with a dove, signed "J.B. Marchand / Cumberworth" on the base, the enamelled dial with Roman and Arabic numerals signed "L. Marchand / Paris / rue richelieu 47" and framed by bas-reliefs with animal subjects, base decorated with a frieze of posts and foliage, on six toupie feet, the clock accompanied by a pair of seven-light candelabra. One key and one pendulum. Napoleon III period (Dim. pendulum H. 51 cm, L. 40 cm, H. candelabra: 68 cm) (one light arm present but to be resoldered) Léon Marchand set up shop on rue de Richelieu in Paris around 1850, and took part in the major Industrial and World Fairs of his time. The 1862 catalog cites him and speaks of his "always new and original creations (which) have placed this artist at the forefront of the industrial composers of our time".