Lot 142
  • 142

A pair of Louis XV ormolu and patinated figural groups, each bearing a "C couronné" poinçon circa 1749, on Louis XVI ormolu-mounted white and black marble bases, circa 1780

Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • height 11 in.; width 6 in
  • 28 cm; 15 cm

Condition

Rubbing to the ormolu and patinated-bronze figures. With minor marks to the bases, and oxidation to the mounts. In otherwise good condition.
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Catalogue Note

A pair of Louis XV presse-papiers, incorporating identical sculptural groups, was sold from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Hilbert, Sotheby's, New York, 24 May 2007, lot 36.