Important Garnish

Chimney set, Henri PICARD Bronzier (1840-1890) and Raingo Frères; official suppliers to the Emperor Napoleon III and to the Empress Eugenie. Henri PICARD Bronzier (1840-1890) and Raingo Frères, Reclining woman's fireplace insert and two bronze cherubs with two patinas, enamelled dial signed Raingo Freres in Paris. Numbered 233 hollow with foundry mark H. Picard; "Reclining Woman and Two Cherubs" The hanging represents a young woman dressed in the Antique, lying down who has removed her wedding ring and looks at her thoughtfully. She is leaning on a flowered mound closing the movement. It surrounds a round-shaped dial, enamelled in white, indicating the hours in Roman numerals and the minutes in Arabic numerals signed "Raingo Fres / à Paris". The oblong-shaped base is richly adorned with leafy windings and flowers, a frieze of gadroons and ribbon rushes. Suspension in silk thread and ringing at the hours and half-hours. perfect working condition The pair of cherubs is a figure of love. One, the index raised and armed with a club, invites the young woman to be cautious; while the second, equipped with a pair of scissors, prepares, resigned, to cut a wing ... They rest on square-shaped bases decorated in a manner similar to the pendulum. H. 47 cm x L. 70 cm x D. 21 cm (pendulum) H. 33 cm L. 25 cm D. 16 cm (cherubs)