ID 1225385
Lot 169 | A PAIR OF LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU CHENETS
Estimate value
£ 8 000 – 12 000
CIRCA 1770
Each modelled as a vase centred by a lion mask issuing laurel swags, on a foliate socle, the rectangular plinth base with leaftip moulding inset with a central medallion cast with a lion mask above a fluted plinth with re-entrant angles cast with rosettes, on tapering square feet
11 ½ in. (29 cm.) high; 5 ½ in. (14 cm.) wide
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Historical era: | Period of Louis XV |
| Category: | Decor |
| Auction house category: | Fireplaces and Stoves |
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Historical era: | Period of Louis XV |
| Category: | Decor |
| Auction house category: | Fireplaces and Stoves |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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| Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase |








