ID 812952
Lot 56 | A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED FLEUR DE PECHER MARBLE CHIMNEYPIECE
Estimate value
£ 80 000 – 120 000
LATE 19TH/ EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The domed top surmounted by a satyr mask issuing a three-branch candelabra above a dial with enamel Roman numerals, the frieze carved with egg-and-dart, the scrolled uprights with entrelac and fluting
95 in (241.5 cm.) high, overall; 67 in. (170 cm.) wide; the mantel 16 in. (40.5 cm.) deep; 22 in. (56 cm.) including the candelabra
Provenance
Henri-Edmont Canonne (1867-1961) at Château d'Hennemont, Saint-Germain en-Laye.
Purchased with the château in 1928 by Tukojirao III Holkar XIII Bahadur (1890-1978) and passed to his son
Yeshwant Rao Holkar II, Maharaja of Indore (1908-1961).
Special notice
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| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
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| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
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| Address of auction |
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