ID 1225516
Lot 9 | A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ENAMEL, HARDSTONE AND PASTE-MOUNTED ORMOLU OBELISKS
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 25 000
ATTRIBUTED TO FRANCOIS VION, CIRCA 1785
Each surmounted by an agate urn, the obelisk centred by the initial 'J' surrounded by a ribbon-tied medallion encrusted with clear and turquoise-coloured paste stones wrapped with foliate and fruiting trails, above a ribbon-tied enamel plaque depicting a still-life, above a stepped plinth, centred by a trophy emblematic of love and hung with a swagged lion's pelt, on lion's paw feet
17 in. (43.2 cm.) high; 8 5/8 in. (22 cm.) wide; 4 ½ in. (11.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
Acquired by the present owner from Marcel Bissey, Paris.
| Medium: | Gilding |
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| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
| Medium: | Gilding |
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| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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