LATE 18TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE PRESSE-PAPIERS
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Each modelled as a reclining greyhound on ormolu bases with laurel swags at either end
7 ¼ in. (18.5 cm.) wide

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Lot Essay

These Louis XVI greyhound-form presse-papiers with bases decorated with swags are identical to those from the collection of Lady Baillie, the celebrated Anglo-American collector and society figure, at Leeds Castle, Kent, sold Christie's, New York, 18 October 2002, lot 358.

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