A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE CHENETS

The present design is taken from a pair of chenets by the 18th century sculpteur, fondeur et ciseleur du Roi Jacques Caffiéri, and were reproduced by various makers throughout the 19th century. A related pair of chenets with a hunting theme were sold in the Beurdeley sale at Galerie Georg Petit 4-5 May 1895, lot 175. A similar pair also with a hunting theme were sold from the Collection of Boniface de Castellane and Anna Gould, Christie's, Paris, 7 March 2017, lot 32.