LATE 18TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND WHITE MARBLE MODELS OF A CAT AND A DOG
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Each modelled crouching on an integrally-cast oval base, on a stepped oval marble foot with spirally-twisted edge
3 in. (8 cm.) high; 4¾ in. (12 cm.) wide (2)

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Lot Essay

A related pair of paper-weights modelled as poodles resting on beaded oval white marble bases, formerly in the collection of Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, is at Waddesdon Manor (ill. G. de Bellaigue, The James A. de Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor, Furniture, Clocks and Gilt Bronzes, vol. II, London, 1974, p.785, fig.213).

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