ID 696826
Lot 121 | A PAIR OF LOUIS XV-STYLE ORMOLU CHENETS
Estimate value
£ 1 500 – 2 500
PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY
Each modelled as a boy dressed in Ottoman robes and a turban, one smoking a pipe, the other holding a bowl, on a scrolled rocaille base, re-gilt
10 in. (26 cm.) high; 12 1⁄2 in. (32 cm.) wide
Special notice
These lots have 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: | Metalwork, Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Bronze, Gold |
| Art style: | Rococo |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XV |
| Auction house category: | Fireplaces and Stoves |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork, Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Bronze, Gold |
| Art style: | Rococo |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XV |
| 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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| Phone | +44 (0)20 7839 9060 | |
| Buyer Premium | see on Website | |
| Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase |



