A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU CHENETS
Circa 1745
Each in the form of an eagle perched on rockwork cast with rocailles and foliate scrolls, each stamped with the 'C' Couronné poinçon, on later black-painted plinth, inscribed 71271
11½in. (29cm.) high (excluding plinth), 12in. (31cm.) wide (excluding plinth) (2)
拍品專文
The 'C' couronné poinçon was a tax mark used in France between March 1745 and February 1749 on any alloy containing copper