Lot 1010* - A205 FROM BAROQUE TO DESIGN - Friday, 23. June 2023, 10.00 AM
PAIR OF FIREPLACE CHENETS
Louis XVI, France, 18th century. With unidentified monogram CGP (probably an old owner's mark).
Gilt and chased bronze in the form of a balustrade, decorated with a vase on top and a flamed spherical ornament. Opulently decorated with garlands, laurel wreaths, quiver and arrows, leaves, branches, etc. The back with an inventory number B 121.
H 38 cm, L 37 cm.
Gilding rubbed and in part oxidized. One sphere somewhat loose.
Provenance:
- Sotheby's London auction, December 8, 1995, lot 212.
- Collection Ghislain Prouvost, Château du Vert Bois.
- Auction Sotheby's Paris, December 9, 2005, lot 136.
- Important German private collection, acquired at the above auction.
CHF 3 000 / 5 000 | (€ 3 090 / 5 150)
Sold for CHF 3 250 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.