A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI-STYLE ORMOLU CHENETS

Lot 131
26.01.2022 10:30UTC +00:00
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Starting price
£ 1 500
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 131 | A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI-STYLE ORMOLU CHENETS
Estimate value
£ 1 500 – 2 500
A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI-STYLE ORMOLU CHENETS

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







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