Lot 75
75
A pair of Regence style ormolu and patinated bronze figural chenets
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A pair of Regence style ormolu and patinated bronze figural chenets

CIRCA 1880

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A pair of Regence style ormolu and patinated bronze figural chenets
Circa 1880
Each with rectangular drapery-covered base surmounted by a recumbent female sphinx, on paw feet
15 in. (38 cm.) high (2)

Lot Essay

With their lions-paw feet, lambrequinned edge, and sphinx, these chenets are inspired by Régence prototypes. Comparable chenets from circa 1700 to 1710 include those with a reclining sphinx in the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich (see H. Ottomeyer, P. Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, Munich, vol. 1, fig. 1.10.10), and three further examples with Bérainesque masks and paw feet (ibid, fig. 1.10.2-4).

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