Gilt bronze and brown patina bronze mantel set, including a table clock and a pair of torches. The oblong ormolu base, adorned with music symbols, features a white enameled dial with Roman and Arabic numerals signed "Denière à Paris", flanked by pilasters. The upper part in brown patina bronze depicts three musician-lovers playing tambourines. Each torch features a cherub standing on a Rocaille mound, holding a branch-shaped arm of light. Movement signed "Denière à Paris". Napoleon III period. (torches drilled for electrification, without movement). Dimensions : H: 51.5 cm. Pendulum width: 53 cm. Depth of pendulum: 24 cm. Jean-François Denière (1774-1866) was one of the most important Parisian bronzemakers. He notably worked for the Garde-Meuble impérial.