ID 1225516
Lot 9 | A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ENAMEL, HARDSTONE AND PASTE-MOUNTED ORMOLU OBELISKS
Valeur estimée
£ 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.
| Matériel: | Dorure |
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| Époque historique: | Période de Louis XVI |
| Matériel: | Dorure |
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| Époque historique: | Période de Louis XVI |
| Adresse de l'enchère |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London Royaume-Uni | |
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| Téléphone | +44 (0)20 7839 9060 | |
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