A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU AND PATINATED-BRONZE PRESSE-PAPIERS

An identical pair of finely chased lion presse-papiers in ormolu as opposed to patinated bronze is now at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris (inv. 27174 A -B). This pair was bequeathed to the Museum by Marie Adèle Martin Leroy (1852-1929), daughter of the art collector Victor Prosper Martin-Leroy (1842-1918) and in honor of her son Jacques Martin-Leroy (1876-1915). A further pair of ormolu presse papiers of this model sold Christie's London, 13 November 2019, lot 3 (£27,500).