Lot 40
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A French Chinoiserie style parcel-gilt bronze, cast-iron and cloisonne enamel gueridon
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A French Chinoiserie style parcel-gilt bronze, cast-iron and cloisonne enamel gueridon

BY MAISON MARNYHAC, PARIS, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A French Chinoiserie style parcel-gilt bronze, cast-iron and cloisonne enamel gueridon
By Maison Marnyhac, Paris, Last quarter 19th Century
The circular top inset with a cloisonné panel decorated in coloured enamels with an Oriental crane on a branch surrounded by flowers, the edge bound with faux-bambou, above branch-form supports and tapering vase stem mounted with a climbing dragon, the spreading base stamped to one side MAISON MARNYHAC, 1 RUE DE LA PAIX, PARIS, terminating in elephant-head feet
30 in. (76 cm.) high; 27¼ in. (69 cm.) diameter
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Lot Essay

Very little information is available on the foundry Maison Marnyhac. They are known to have worked for the celebrated artists Jean-Baptiste Clésinger and Frédéric-Eugène Piat with two addresses in Paris, 1, Rue de la Paix and 26, Avenue de l'Opéra.
They were awarded the Gold Medal at the Paris Great Exhibition of 1878.

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