A PAIR OF LARGE FRENCH ORMOLU AND TOLE CHENETS

OF LOUIS XVI STYLE, BY BOUHON ET CIE., LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF LARGE FRENCH ORMOLU AND TOLE CHENETS
OF LOUIS XVI STYLE, BY BOUHON ET CIE., LATE 19TH CENTURY
Each modelled with a fruiting swagged classical urn with berried finial, supported on two bifurcating hoofed supports on a draped base terminating in a pine cone finial on toupie feet, stamped 'B&C 350'
24¾ in. (60 cm.) high; 17½ in. (44.5 cm.) wide; 6¾ in. (17 cm.) deep (2)

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Lot Essay

The bronziers Bouhon et Cie specialised in bronze-decorated fire-places and fire-fittings and these large chenets are supreme examples of their output. The firm participated in the 1878 and 1900 Paris Expositions Universelles.

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