A pair of French gilt bronze and white marble mounted chenets in Louis XVI style
A pair of French gilt bronze and white marble mounted chenets in Louis XVI style, possibly by Bouhon et Cie, late 19th century, each with a festooned Neoclassical urn cast with twin scrolled handles, berried finial and cavorting putti in relief, the elongated bases cast with further recessed relief panels, fruiting vine, lambrequins and a further, smaller urn, on toupie feet, 62cm high, 47cm wide, 20cm deepThis model was produced by the Parisian foundry of the Bouhon freres during the later 19th century. A pair of identical design save for the toleware base of the urn was sold at Christie's London, the Opulent Eye, 15 March 2012, lot 142Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and use, the gilt surface with rubbing and wear and some areas of discolouration, both with a drilled hole half way across the platform - these probably had a billet-bar fitted previously, they are slightly un-steady at present and would have benefited from this additional support Marble with some chips and losses and some staining, some colour variation due to being a natural product, one with an indentation to one sidePlease see additional images for visual reference to condition Condition Report Disclaimer
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A pair of French gilt bronze and white marble mounted chenets in Louis XVI style, possibly by Bouhon et Cie, late 19th century, each with a festooned Neoclassical urn cast with twin scrolled handles, berried finial and cavorting putti in relief, the elongated bases cast with further recessed relief panels, fruiting vine, lambrequins and a further, smaller urn, on toupie feet, 62cm high, 47cm wide, 20cm deepThis model was produced by the Parisian foundry of the Bouhon freres during the later 19th century. A pair of identical design save for the toleware base of the urn was sold at Christie's London, the Opulent Eye, 15 March 2012, lot 142Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and use, the gilt surface with rubbing and wear and some areas of discolouration, both with a drilled hole half way across the platform - these probably had a billet-bar fitted previously, they are slightly un-steady at present and would have benefited from this additional support Marble with some chips and losses and some staining, some colour variation due to being a natural product, one with an indentation to one sidePlease see additional images for visual reference to condition Condition Report Disclaimer
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