Attributed to Georges Henri Emile Servant (1828-1890)
Circa 1870
Large gilded and patinated nine-light bonze central table in the neo-Greek taste decorated with plamette friezes, the branches of lights terminating in mascarons supported by tripod claw feet, triangular base with neoclassical decoration.
Marked PG (upside down) and 412 with flower; (drilled for electricity).
H 74 x W 42 x D 47 cm
Georges Emile Henri Servant (1828-c. 1890), succeeded his father in 1855 at the head of a foundry in rue Vieille-du-Temple in Paris. He specialised in the production of decorative objects in the Greek style. Noted for his high-quality bronzes at the Universal Exhibitions in Paris in 1855 and London in 1862, Georges Servant worked extensively for export, mainly to the United States. He finally won a gold medal at the Paris Universal Exhibition in 1867 (Les Merveilles de l'Exposition Universelle de 1867, t. II, p 165 & 167) and finally retired shortly before the Universal Exhibition of 1889.