A FRENCH GILT-BRONZE AND ONYX GARNITURE, comprising a centrepiece and a pair of candelabra, the centrepiece cast from a model by Albert Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, surmounted by a group of Hebe and Jupiter's Eagle, the youthful goddess lightly draped and with elaborate hairstyle, seated on the eagle and pouring nectar from a pitcher into the dish from which the eagle drinks, on a naturalistic cloud base, signed CARRIER. 1868, the bow-fronted rectangular base centred by the dial with Roman numerals, the twin-train movement striking on a bell, the reverse stamped in an oval CHARPENTIER Ft DE BRONZES 399 A PARIS and with the further mark stamped in a roundel JAPY FRERES Cie EXPO 1886 GDE MED. D'HONN. and the impressed number 8, between inswept volute brackets with rope-twist border and stepped ribbon-tied reed-moulded base; the candelabra each of a classically draped maiden bearing an antique-decorated amphora, on conforming base,late 19th Century

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A FRENCH GILT-BRONZE AND ONYX GARNITURE, comprising a centrepiece and a pair of candelabra, the centrepiece cast from a model by Albert Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, surmounted by a group of Hebe and Jupiter's Eagle, the youthful goddess lightly draped and with elaborate hairstyle, seated on the eagle and pouring nectar from a pitcher into the dish from which the eagle drinks, on a naturalistic cloud base, signed CARRIER. 1868, the bow-fronted rectangular base centred by the dial with Roman numerals, the twin-train movement striking on a bell, the reverse stamped in an oval CHARPENTIER Ft DE BRONZES 399 A PARIS and with the further mark stamped in a roundel JAPY FRERES Cie EXPO 1886 GDE MED. D'HONN. and the impressed number 8, between inswept volute brackets with rope-twist border and stepped ribbon-tied reed-moulded base; the candelabra each of a classically draped maiden bearing an antique-decorated amphora, on conforming base,late 19th Century
the centrepiece: 18¼in. (46.4cm.) wide; 29¼in. (74.3cm.) high; 10¼in. (26cm.) deep
the candelabra: 8½in. (21cm.) wide; 24in. (61cm.) high; 5¾in. (14.5cm.) deep (3)

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COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
J.E.Hargrove, The Life and Work of Carrier-Belleuse, Garland Publishing, New York and London, 1977, pp. 40-45.

拍品专文

According to Greek mythology Hebe was the daughter of Jupiter and Juno. Here we see Hebe seated with Jupiter's eagle, a familiar attendant of the god and one in which he often personifies himself. She holds her attributes, a nectar bearing cup and ewer, offering the cup to the eagle. The model was first exhibited at the Salon of 1859 and was popular with critics and the public alike. The sculpture was probably the first piece of Carrier-Belleuse's work to adopt the Renaissance style, showing in the group the influence of the Fontainbleau School. Carrier's work during this period was characterised by his attention to detail, in this instance, the fine chiselling of the hair, jewellery and feathers.