Exbury House: Le Goût Rothschild - 5th October 2022
Lot 175
A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU CHENETS IN LOUIS XV STYLE
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £700
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Description
A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU CHENETS IN LOUIS XV STYLE
AFTER PHILLIPE CAFFIERI, MID-19TH CENTURY
modelled as a young couple holding a ewer and a beaker, seated on Rococo foliate 'C' scrolls, each stamped with a 'B' (2)
30cm high, 23cm wide
Provenance
Alfred de Rothschild (1842-1918) Halton House, Buckinghamshire
Lionel de Rothschild (1882-1942)
Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009)
The Trustees of Exbury House
Catalogue Note
See H. Ottomeyer / P.Proschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, p.135, fig.2.9.3 for a similar pair of chenets.