A PAIR OF ROYAL LOUIS PHILIPPE HARDSTONE-MOUNTED ORMOLU DESSERT-STANDS BY JEAN-FRANCOIS DENIERE, DESIGNED BY JEAN-BAPTISTE KLAGMANN, THE FIGURES BY JEAN-JACQUES FEUCHÈRE, PARIS, CIRCA 1840-1842

A PAIR OF ROYAL ORMOLU, SILVER, GLASS AND HARDSTONE-MOUNTED DESSERT STANDS
BY JEAN-FRANCOIS DENIERE, DESIGNED BY JEAN-BAPTISTE KLAGMANN, PARIS, CIRCA 1840-1842
Each surmounted by Bacchus holding aloft a wine glass and amphora, supported by central column flanked by putti, on further chased baluster stem adorned with masks, between two gilt-glass dishes, on a circular base modeled with putti playing musical instruments, scrolling foliage and vines ending in ram’s heads, and inset with semi-precious stones
33 1/2 in. (85 cm.) high

Provenance
Commissioned by Ferdinand-Philippe, duc d’Orleans (1810-1842) circa 1840 and delivered to Palais des Tuileries in 1842, following the duc's death.
Sold by the duchesse d’Orléans (1814-1858); Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 18-20 January 1853, lot 7.