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A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU CHENETS circa 1775
Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- bronze
- height 17 3/4 in.
- 45.5 cm
Provenance
Drouot, Paris, December 5, 1985, lot 99
Christie's Monaco, Collection of Karl Lagerfeld, April 29, 2000, lot 45
Christie's Monaco, Collection of Karl Lagerfeld, April 29, 2000, lot 45
Literature
G. Wannenes, Les bronzes ornementaux et les objets montés, Milan, 2004, illustrated, p. 286
Condition
Bases under smaller urns with with vacant square holes; inherent to the piece and originally probably for larger screws for support or possibly ornament. Lyre stings slightly bent in areas. With some scattered rubbing, minor oxidation and surface dirt. In otherwise good condition.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The first recorded example of this model was delivered by Claude-Jean Pitoin in 1777 for 1400 livres for Fontanieu, independant général du Garde-Meuble de la Couronne. The model was repeated in 1779 for Marie-Antoinette's cabinet for 2800 livres. A third pair was provided in 1780 for the duc d'Angoulême's bedroom at Versailles at a cost of 1800 livres.
The model may have been designed by Pitoin, in which case it probably would have been the father, Quentin-Claude. Alternatively, Jacques Gondoin, dessinateur du mobilier de la Couronne, may have been responsible for the design. He owned in 1795 "un feu en deux parties, grand recouvrement représentant lyre et pot a feu de cuivre doré d'or moulu."
In 1783, François Rémond supplied two chenets of this model. Other examples in public collections include a pair in the Louvre (D. Alcouffe et al., Gilt bronzes in the Louvre, Dijon, 2004, p. 192, no. 97), and a pair at Versailles (H. Ottomeyer/P. Pröschel et al., Vergoldete Bronzen, Munich, 1986, Vol. 1, p. 273, fig. 4.11.3). A further example was sold from the Bardac Collection, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, December 9, 1927, lot 84.
The model may have been designed by Pitoin, in which case it probably would have been the father, Quentin-Claude. Alternatively, Jacques Gondoin, dessinateur du mobilier de la Couronne, may have been responsible for the design. He owned in 1795 "un feu en deux parties, grand recouvrement représentant lyre et pot a feu de cuivre doré d'or moulu."
In 1783, François Rémond supplied two chenets of this model. Other examples in public collections include a pair in the Louvre (D. Alcouffe et al., Gilt bronzes in the Louvre, Dijon, 2004, p. 192, no. 97), and a pair at Versailles (H. Ottomeyer/P. Pröschel et al., Vergoldete Bronzen, Munich, 1986, Vol. 1, p. 273, fig. 4.11.3). A further example was sold from the Bardac Collection, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, December 9, 1927, lot 84.