Lot Essay
For a similar pair of chenets with the same flambeau urns raised on legs see Vergoldete Bronzen I, No. 4.11.10. pp.274.
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CIRCA 1780, ADAPTED TO A FENDER WITH A LATER CENTRAL SECTION, CIRCA 1820
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A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND GILT-BRONZE CHENETS
CIRCA 1780, ADAPTED TO A FENDER WITH A LATER CENTRAL SECTION, CIRCA 1820
In three section and later joined, the chenets each with three pairs of gilt-bronze urns and applied with foliate mounts and Vitruvian scrolls and paterae, the central section with similar mounts and a central female mask, alterations
62 in. (158 cm.) long
CIRCA 1780, ADAPTED TO A FENDER WITH A LATER CENTRAL SECTION, CIRCA 1820
In three section and later joined, the chenets each with three pairs of gilt-bronze urns and applied with foliate mounts and Vitruvian scrolls and paterae, the central section with similar mounts and a central female mask, alterations
62 in. (158 cm.) long
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