ID 696945
Lot 131 | A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI-STYLE ORMOLU CHENETS
Estimate value
£ 1 500 – 2 500
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Each with a vine-swagged urn with ram's head mask issuing trailing acanthus leaves on a rectangular plinth with steel ground mounted with ribbon-tied laurel branches
14 in. (36 cm.) high; 8 in. (20 cm.) wide; 18 in. (46 cm.) deep
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 |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
| Auction house category: | Fireplaces and Stoves |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork, Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Bronze, Gold |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
| 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 |



