A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU CHENETS
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE CANADIAN COLLECTION (LOTS 301 - 437)
A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU CHENETS

CIRCA 1765

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A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU CHENETS
CIRCA 1765
Each with a Chinese figure, one a woman and one a man, she holding a parrot on her arm, seated on a rockwork and foliate scrolling base
14 in. (36 cm.) high (2)

Lot Essay

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