ATTRIBUTED TO ZWIENER JANSEN SUCCESSEUR, PARIS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A FRENCH ORMOLU GUERIDON
ATTRIBUTED TO ZWIENER JANSEN SUCCESSEUR, PARIS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The circular Swedish green marble top on four cabriole legs headed by female bust and foliage, with paw-cast sabots
29 in. (73.6 cm.) high, 22 ¾ in. (57.8 cm.) diameter

Special notice

Please note this lot will be moved to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services (CFASS in Red Hook, Brooklyn) at 5pm on the last day of the sale. Lots may not be collected during the day of their move to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services. Please consult the Lot Collection Notice for collection information. This sheet is available from the Bidder Registration staff, Purchaser Payments or the Packing Desk and will be sent with your invoice.

Lot Essay

This delicate ormolu gueridon is typical of Emmanuel Zwiener's style which fuses the high-rococo opulence of the Louis XV with the Art Nouveau. It is a well-known model recorded by Maison Jansen who acquired the archives and rights of the Paris workshop of Zwiener around 1900 renaming it Zwiener Jansen Successeur. Accordingly, other examples of this gueridon are often stamped 'ZJ'. One sold Christie's, London, 15 March 2012, lot 38 (£43,250).

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