Lot Essay
These chenets are based on the celebrated pair supplied by the bronzier Quentin-Claude Pitoin to Madame du Barry for her Salon at Fountainebleau, later placed by Louis XVI in his library at Versailles.
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MID-19TH CENTURY
Details
A pair of Louis XVI style ormolu and patinated bronze chenets
Mid-19th Century
One cast with the figure of a seated boar, the other with a stag, each sat upon a rockwork base above a relief-cast base with toupie feet, the underside stamped B & C and 44
15 in. (38 cm.) high; 12 in. (30 cm.) deep (2)
Mid-19th Century
One cast with the figure of a seated boar, the other with a stag, each sat upon a rockwork base above a relief-cast base with toupie feet, the underside stamped B & C and 44
15 in. (38 cm.) high; 12 in. (30 cm.) deep (2)