Live Auction 5988Christie's Interiors - Style and Spirit
A PAIR OF GILT BRONZE CHENETS OF CHINOISERIE TASTE
Lot 542

A PAIR OF GILT BRONZE CHENETS OF CHINOISERIE TASTE

AFTER THE MODEL BY FRANCOIS THOMAS GERMAIN, CAST BY BOUHON FRES. CIRCA 1880

Closed28 September 2010

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GBP 1,875

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A PAIR OF GILT BRONZE CHENETS OF CHINOISERIE TASTE
AFTER THE MODEL BY FRANCOIS THOMAS GERMAIN, CAST BY BOUHON FRES. CIRCA 1880
Each with a Chinese figure and a parrot amongst 'C' scrolls, stamped 'BOUHON'
18 in. (46 cm.) high (2)

Specialist note

A pair by Germain formerly in the collection of Madame de Pompadour at the Chateau de Bellevue are in the Louvre and other recorded pairs are known.