A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY GUERIDON

AFTER THE MODEL BY GASPARD SCHNEIDER, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY GUERIDON
AFTER THE MODEL BY GASPARD SCHNEIDER, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The oval verte maurin marble top with lozenge-cut gallery, above a frieze set with vine wreaths and relief-cast putti medallions, on four tapering uprights joined by an 'X'-shaped stretcher centred by a platform and urn, on lion-paw feet with brass casters
34 in. (86.5 cm.) high; 32¼ in. (82 cm.) wide; 26½ in. (67 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

This gueridon is after the model made by Gaspard Schneider (maître 1786) with mounts by Thomire in 1786 and displayed at the Petit Trianon, Versailles. It differs from the original which had Sèvres biscuit medallions and legs inset with rectangular glazed gouaches attributed to Lagrenée. François Linke made variations of this celebrated model, see Sotheby's, New York, 24 October 2007, lot 342.

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