Pair of French Louis XVI cassolettes

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

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