THE BRONZES EARLY 18TH CENTURY, THE MARBLE PLAQUES 20TH CENTURY

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A SET OF FOUR REGENCE BRONZE MOUNTS ON BLACK MARBLE PLAQUES
THE BRONZES EARLY 18TH CENTURY, THE MARBLE PLAQUES 20TH CENTURY
After the models by André-Charles Boulle depicting the four seasons, each bronze stamped with the 'C' couronné poinçon, one with paper label inscribed '126' and another with label to reverse inscribed 'No. 2', Bacchus lacking his tree trunk
16 in. (40.5 cm.) high, 12¼ in. (31 cm.) deep (4)

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The 'C' couronné poinçon was a tax mark used on any alloy containing copper between March 1745 and February 1749.

These bronze allegories of the seasons (Saturn, Ceres, Bacchus, Flora) were used by Boulle frequently on various types of furniture. Notably, they appear on a set of four cabinets by André-Charles Boulle in Versailles, illustrated in P. Arizzoli-Clémentel, Versailles: Furniture of the Royal Palace, 17th and 18th Centuries, vol. 2, Dijon, 2002, pp. 36-37.

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