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Lot 309: A FRENCH BRONZE MODEL OF A STAG

Est: £800 GBP - £1,200 GBPSold:
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomOctober 26, 2010

Item Overview

Description

A FRENCH BRONZE MODEL OF A STAG
MID-19TH CENTURY, AFTER QUENTIN-CLAUDE PITOIN (1725-1777)
Recumbant on a siena marble base, on a later green marble veneered plinth
13 in. (33 cm.) high overall

Artist or Maker

Notes

This stag is based on the celebrated pair of chenet (the other with a boar) supplied by the marchand-fondeur Quentin-Claude Pitoin to Madame du Barry for her Salon at Fountainebleau, later placed by Louis XVI in his library at Versailles.

Auction Details

Christie's Interiors

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Christie's
October 26, 2010, 12:00 AM GMT

85 Old Brompton Road, London, LDN, SW7 3LD, UK