Exbury House: Le Goût Rothschild - 5th October 2022
Lot 87
A FRENCH ORMOLU FENDER
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000
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Description
A FRENCH ORMOLU FENDER
IN LOUIS XVI STYLE, 19TH CENTURY
the chenet ends modelled with a boy and a girl warming themselves next to flaming braziers, above drapes and on toupie feet, with pierced and bead decoration
28cm high, 166.5cm wide, 25.8cm deep
Provenance
Alfred de Rothschild (1842-1918) the Library, 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 of Louis XVI design, £20.0.0.'