Lot Essay
A related pair of chenets, stamped with the ç consonné poincon, were sold anonymously in these Rooms, 26 March 1981, lot 26.
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A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU CHENETS, each surmounted by a chinoiserie figure, the lady offering a flower to her left, the man leaning to the right holding fruit, within an asymetrically-cast rockwork and scrolled-acanthus frame and on rockwork C-scroll feet
12½in. (32cm.) wide; 12¼in. (31cm.) high (2)
12½in. (32cm.) wide; 12¼in. (31cm.) high (2)