AFTER THE MODEL BY ADAM WEISWEILER, OF RECENT MANUFACTURE

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A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU AND AMBOYNA GUERIDONS
AFTER THE MODEL BY ADAM WEISWEILER, OF RECENT MANUFACTURE
Each with a circular top centred by a medallion depicting a horse-drawn classical figure, above three paired simulated bamboo supports joined by a concave-sided base, surmounted by a galleried undertier and terminating in foliate-cast feet
29 in. (75 cm.) high; 17 in. (43 cm.) diameter (2)

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Lot Essay

The model for this pair of gueridons was first executed by Adam Weisweiler, matre in 1778, and is illustrated in P. Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Franais du XVIII Sicle, 1998, p. 868, fig. A.

A virtually identical pair of gueridons was sold anonymously, Christie's, London, 30 September 1998, lot 619 (12,650 with premium), and another sold anonymously, more recently, Christie's, London, 11 September 2008, lot 101 (11,250 with premium).

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