Pair of ormolu andirons decorated with the god Pluto and the - Lot 111

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Pair of ormolu andirons decorated with the god Pluto and the - Lot 111
Pair of ormolu andirons decorated with the god Pluto and the goddess Proserpine seated on foliage and openwork rocaille. Louis XV style H. 35 cm - W. 37 cm - D. 20 cm A similar model from 1750 is preserved in the collections of the Musée du Louvre in Paris under inventory numbers OA 5147 1 and 2, and another at the Château de Versailles in the Salle du Conseil, known as the "feux aux divinités", under inventory numbers VMB 14747 1 and 2 (Proserpine and Pluto). A comparable model was supplied in 1753 by François Lelièvre for the King's interior apartment at Versailles.
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