ID 812990
Lot 57 | A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU CHENETS
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 25 000
19TH CENTURY
Each modelled as a putto holding drapery standing on the back of a panther, on a shaped base with scrolled feet
17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm.) high; 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm.) wide; 7 in. (17 cm.) deep
Provenance
Marie Juliette Elizabeth Amélie, known as May Ephrussi (1880-1964), later Princess of Faucigny-Lucinge, at Hôtel de Breteuil, 12 avenue Foch, now the Irish Embassy.
The collection of the Princess of X; sold Galerie Charpentier, Paris, Me Maurice Rheims, 12 June 1953, lot 6, illustrated pl. IV.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Gold |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Category: | Decor |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Fireplaces and Stoves |
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Gold |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Category: | Decor |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Fireplaces and Stoves |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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