Lot Essay
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
These chenets copy the model in the Salon d'Hercule at the Chateau de Versailles, illustrated P.Verlet Les Bronzes Dores Francais du XVIIIe siecle, Paris, 1987, page 56, fig.48.
Another pair sold Christie's London, Works of Art from Houghton, 8 December 1994, lot 52.
These chenets copy the model in the Salon d'Hercule at the Chateau de Versailles, illustrated P.Verlet Les Bronzes Dores Francais du XVIIIe siecle, Paris, 1987, page 56, fig.48.
Another pair sold Christie's London, Works of Art from Houghton, 8 December 1994, lot 52.