Lot 76

After EDOUARD LIEVRE (Blâmont, 1828 - Paris, 1886). A French "Japonsime" silvered bronze mantel clock with elephants and butterflies motifs, Late 19th Century
39 x 25 x 17 cm
800 - 900 €

The term “Japonisme” defines the influence exerted by the Japanese culture on Occidental art, mainly in France, during the second half of 19th Century following the opening of the country and the end of its isolationist foreign policy. This trend gave rise to later art mouvments as Art Nouveau and Impressionism. Within Decorative Arts, techniques as the cloisonné enamel or the oriental imagery revived strongly. In this context, we can find this mantel clock following the style of Edouard Lièvre (1828 - 1886), which is decorated with elephants, butterflies, dragons, lotus flowers and blossoming branchs.