A Pair of Louis XVI Cassolettes

France, Epoque Louis XVI, circa 1785.

White marble and gilt bronze (ormolu)

Height: 23 cm (9.1 inch) Ref No: 1569

A fine pair of Louis XVI white marble and gilt bronze cassolettes in the form of atheniennes. Each with a domed and pierced cover to reveal the candle-holder, the egg ovoid shaped white marble body with ormolu chain swags and supported by three hoove feet, on a stepped circular plinth with beaded edge.

Literature:

Ottomeyer / Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, München, 1986, Vol. I, plate 4.7.8. to 4.10.4.

Kjellberg, P., Objets Montés, Paris 2000, similar cassolettes page 1 and 161