ID 479325 
Lot 104  | A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI STYLE ORMOLU AND PATINATED-BRONZE CHENET...
Estimate value
$ 5 000 – 8 000 
AFTER THE MODEL BY THOMIRE, 19TH CENTURY
Each cast as a recumbent sphinx on rounded rectangular plinth mounted with ribbon-tied lightning bolts on acanthus-cast twist reeded toupie feet
14 in. (35.6 cm.) high, 15 ½ in. (39.5 cm.) wide, 6 in. (15.5 cm.) deep
| Artist: | Pierre-Philippe Thomire (1751 - 1843) | 
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| Medium: | Bronze, Gilding | 
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI | 
| Artist: | Pierre-Philippe Thomire (1751 - 1843) | 
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| Medium: | Bronze, Gilding | 
| 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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