Exbury House: Le Goût Rothschild  - 5th October 2022

Lot 20

A FRENCH ORMOLU FENDER

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500

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Description

A FRENCH ORMOLU FENDER

IN LOUIS XVI STYLE, 19TH CENTURY

with classical urn finials, the front hung with laurel swags

38cm high, 174cm wide, 9.5cm deep

Provenance

Alfred de Rothschild (1842-1918) the Dining Room, Halton House, Buckinghamshire

Lionel de Rothschild (1882-1942)

Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009)

The Trustees of Exbury House

Literature

Rothschild Archive, London, Manuscript: 000/174/C/3, Christie, Manson & Woods Probate Valuation of 'The Estate of Alfred C. de Rothschild, Esq. C.V.O. Deceased, Halton House Tring'. 1918. Listed as 'An ormolu fender, andirons and fire implements, £10.0.0.'