GEORGES EMILE HENRI SERVANT & EMILE HEBERT

GEORGES EMILE HENRI SERVANT & EMILE HEBERT: A THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY FRENCH ROUGE MARBLE AND GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE FIGURAL CLOCK GARNITURE the Neo-Grec style case modelled as a rectangular plinth with canted angles set with ormolu pilaster mounts with bearded classical masks, the sides with ribbon tied laurel mounts, raised on an ornate base with volute scrolls and outswept feet, surmounted by a bronze figure of Thetis putting on her armour, a shield at her feet, signed 'EMILE HEBERT', the reverse of the bronze stamped 'G&S MEDAILLE D'OR 1867', the gilt dial with Roman numerals, the twin train movement stamped 'VINCENTI & CIE MEDAILLE D'ARGENT 1855', and 'G&S MEDAILLE D'OR 1867', striking on a bell, with pendulum, the garniture urns with female mask mounts and raised on square bases over four paw feet, the clock 63cm high (3) The movement is winding, ticking and striking but not fully tested or guaranteed. Pierre-Eugene-Emile Hebert studied under his father Pierre Hebert and later under the important Romantic sculptor Feuchère. He exhibited regularly at the Salon from 1846 to 1893. Georges Emile Henri Servant was also apprenticed to his own father, and took over his Paris foundry on the Rue Vielle-du-Temple. He exhibited at many of the important exhibitions including the Paris Exhibition of 1855, the London Exhibition of 1862 and again in 1867 when he won the gold medal. The present clock movement and bronze case are both signed 'MEDAILLE D'OR 1867', referring to this accomplishment. An Egyptian style clock garniture by Servant and Hebert was sold Christie's, London, 7 February 2001, lot 123 (£22,325).

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