A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU CHENETS

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A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU CHENETS

Each with stepped rockwork and acanthus-wrapped C-scroll assymmetric plinth surmounted by a seated chinoiserie male and his companion, who bears an eagle upon her arm, each with elaborate headdress and foliate-trailed drapery
12¾in. (32.5cm.) wide; 14in. (35.5cm.) high

拍品专文

Another pair of chenets of this model, from the Wrightsman Collection, formerly in the collection of Eric von Goldschmidt-Rothschild, sold Ball and Graupe, Berlin, 23-25 March 1931, lot 346, is illustrated in F.J.B. Watson, The Wrightsman Collection, Vol. II, Furniture, Gilt Bronze and Mounted Porcelain, Carpets, New York, 1966, p. 374