Attributed to Georges Henri Emile Servant (1828-1890) Circa 1870 A large nine-light gilt and patinated bonze centrepiece in the neo-Greek style, decorated with friezes of plamettes, the branches of the lights ending in mascarons supported by tripod claw feet, triangular base with neoclassical decoration. Marked PG (upside down) and 412 with flower; (pierced for electricity). H 74 x W 42 x D 47 cm Georges Emile Henri Servant (1828-c. 1890) succeeded his father in 1855 as head of a foundry on rue Vieille-du-Temple in Paris. He specialised in the production of Greek-style decorative objects. 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.