Pair of French Louis XVI cassolettes

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Kollenburg Antiquairs BV
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Description

A pair of small French cassolettes from the late Louis XVI period. The marble vase-shaped bodies are upheld by a frame with three legs in the shape of young bacchanals that each terminate in a single goat’s leg at the bottom, and are connected by a ring halfway. The bacchanals’ busts are interconnected by an openwork rim upon which also rests the lid; a draped pearl chain with tassels is suspended from the rim. The invertible lid is crowned with a knob in the shape of grapes and leaves, and can be used as a candleholder when inverted.

Origin and period
Biennale des Antiquaires Paris, 1996, at Piero Betti, Milan Private collection, Amsterdam
Name
Pair of French Louis XVI cassolettes
Categories
Decorative Arts Lighting Candlesticks & Candelabras
Periods
18th Century ca. 1795 Antique
Styles
Louis XVI
Measurements
Height: 22 cm, Diameter: 10 cm
Reference
KOLA100482

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