Lot 16
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A PAIR OF ORMOLU CHENETS
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A PAIR OF ORMOLU CHENETS

OF LOUIS XV STYLE, 19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF ORMOLU CHENETS
Of Louis XV style, 19th Century
Each on a naturalistic base, cast with C-scrolls and scrolling foliage, one with a boar, the other with a stag
12¼ in. (31 cm.) high; 20 in. (51 cm.) wide; 12¾ in. (32.5 cm.) deep (2)
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

The boar and stag are inspired by the original models by Quentin-Claude Pitoin (circa 1725-1777), who supplied bronzes d'ameublement to the Court from 1763 until his death. Examples were supplied in 1772 to the salon of Madame du Barry at Fontainebleau and are now in the Musée du Louvre. Louis XVI had another pair of this model in his library at Versailles which subsequently were moved to the Palais de Luxembourg. (See P. Verlet, Les Bronzes Dorés Français du XVIII Siècle, Paris, 1987, p. 59, no. 51-52).

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