Henri Bellery-Desfontaines, Clock, 1902

Henri Bellery-Desfontaines

Clock, 1902

Mahogany, partially painted, brass pendulum

h. 18 1/3 in. (46,5 cm) - w. 14 1/2 in. (37 cm) - d. 7 2/3 in. (19,5 cm)

Signed and dated ‘H.Bellery-Desfontaines 1902’
Unique piece

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PRIVATE COLLECTION

Provenance

Presumably designed for the artist’s own home, 1902- (...) - French private collection since the 1980’s - Artcurial, Paris, 25th November 2014, lot 8 - Private collection, acquired at the above sale.

Exhibitions

Our clock was shown at the fifth edition of the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs, at the Pavillion de Marsan, Paris, from 4th March to 4th April 1910.

Literature

Literature Charles Saunier, ‘Le Cinquième Salon de la Société des Artistes Décorateurs’, in Art et Décoration, volume 27, June 1910, page 118 - Alastair Duncan, The Paris Salons, 1895,-1914, volume 3 : Furniture, page 55.

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