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EXCEPTIONNELLE PAIRE DE CHENETS AUX CHEVAUX MARINS

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EXCEPTIONAL PAIR OF MARINE HORSE HORSES
in finely chiselled and gilded bronze in
a rocaille style, they are composed of two
marine horses straddled by putti|
they rest on pedestals composed of two
feet with foliated scrolls in which
is a coat of arms with the count's crown.
Around 1720

Dimensions: H. 37 cm| W. 32 cm
Accidents and restorations to the tail and a scroll for one. Redorated
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCE
H. Ottomeyer and P. Proschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, Munich, 1986

PROVENANCE
Belgian private collection

This pair of chenets presents a decorative vocabulary quite typical of the aesthetics in force during the Regency period, blending the motifs of the previous style with those of the nascent rocaille.