Lot n° 438
Estimation :
400 - 600
EUR
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Result
: 600EUR
HOLLAND, Late 17th - early 18th century - Lot 438
HOLLAND, Late 17th - early 18th century
Pair of brass "marmousset" andirons decorated with a face with curly hair and scrolls, surmounted by spheres and spinning tops.
Height: 42 cm
Width: 36 cm
Depth: 62 cm
Note: This motif is frequently found in interior scenes engraved by Abraham Bosse. The marmouset, a small grotesque figure, refers to the sobriquet that the Dukes of Burgundy and Berry, bitter at having been ousted from power by Charles VI, attributed to Charles V's former advisors.
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