Centre de table
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Lot n° 198
AN IMPORTANT FRENCH HARDSTONE-MOUNTED GILT AND SILVERED BRONZE CENTERPIECE FROM THE DUC D’ORLEANS SURTOUT DE TABLE
BY GUILLAUME DENIÈRE (1815-1903), DESIGNED BY AIMÉ CHENAVARD (1798-1838) AND JEAN-BAPTISTE-JULES KLAGMANN (1810-1867), THE FIGURAL GROUPS BY JEAN-JACQUES FEUCHÈRE (1807-1852), THE ANIMALIER MODELS BY CHRISTOPHE FRATIN (1801-1864), PARIS, CIRCA 1834-1839
Of architectural form, with tufted red-velvet interior, the sides with recessed niches flanked by columns and enclosing 'jeweled’ vases, draped overall with floral garlands, the front and reverse centered by groups of putti, the angles set with figures of a tiger, a lion, a wild boar and a bear, respectively, over a molded border applied to each side with the monogram FPO for Ferdinand-Philippe, duc d’Orléans
13 ½ in. (34.5 cm.) high, 40 ½ in. (103 cm.) wide, 31 in. (80 cm.) deep