CIRCA 1735

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A PAIR OF EARLY LOUIS XV ORMOLU CHENETS
CIRCA 1735
Depicting the fable of the 'Monkey and the Cat" by Jean de la Fontaine
16 in. (40.6 cm.) high

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Please note the property title for this lot is incorrect in the catalogue. The correct property title is "Property from the Estate of a Noble French Family."

Lot Essay

This pair of amusing chenets depict the Fable ‘The Monkey and the Cat’ by Jean de La Fontaine where the Monkey dupes the cat.
The English translation of this fable reads:

He [the cat] drew out, in spite of the singeing,
One after another, the chestnuts at last, —
While Bertrand [the monkey] contrived to devour them as fast.

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