A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE 'MEDICI' CHENETS
A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE 'MEDICI' CHENETS
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Each modelled after the Medici lion, with one front paw resting on a sphere, above a shaped rectangular base cast with foliate mouldings and applied with a central plaque depicting draped and winged putti amongst a globe and sundial flanked with lion masks, the sides similarly applied with plaques
15 in. (38 cm.) high; 18 in. (46 cm.) wide
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A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE 'MEDICI' CHENETS
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Each modelled after the Medici lion, with one front paw resting on a sphere, above a shaped rectangular base cast with foliate mouldings and applied with a central plaque depicting draped and winged putti amongst a globe and sundial flanked with lion masks, the sides similarly applied with plaques
15 in. (38 cm.) high; 18 in. (46 cm.) wide
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