Exbury House: Le Goût Rothschild - 5th October 2022
Lot 183
A RARE PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU AND MARBLE TORCCHERES OR JARDINIERE STANDS
Estimate £10,000 - £15,000 | Hammer £22000
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Description
A RARE PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU AND MARBLE TORCCHERES OR JARDINIERE STANDS
IN LOUIS XVI STYLE, 19TH CENTURY
each with a circular marble top inlaid in alabaster with a geometric star motif, above a gadrooned and fluted tazza, with acanthus handles supported by ram's head monopodia terminating in hoof feet, the conforming triform base on lion's paw supports (2)
119.8cm high, 49cm wide
Provenance
Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009)
The Trustees of Exbury House