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Lot 361 PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF A NOBLE FRENCH FAMILY
A PAIR OF EARLY LOUIS XV ORMOLU CHENETS
CIRCA 1735
Closed15 June 2016
Price Realised
USD 8,125
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Specialist note
This pair of amusing chenets depict the Fable ‘The Monkey and the Cat’ by Jean de La Fontaine where the Monkey dupes the cat.
The English translation of this fable reads:
He [the cat] drew out, in spite of the singeing,
One after another, the chestnuts at last, —
While Bertrand [the monkey] contrived to devour them as fast.
The English translation of this fable reads:
He [the cat] drew out, in spite of the singeing,
One after another, the chestnuts at last, —
While Bertrand [the monkey] contrived to devour them as fast.