A PAIR OF EMPIRE-STYLE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY DOORSTOPS

BY MAISON ANDRE, CIRCA 1860

Details

A PAIR OF EMPIRE-STYLE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY DOORSTOPS
BY MAISON ANDRE, CIRCA 1860
Each with carrying-handle centred by the initial N, the panelled front mounted with flowering palms and eagles, on a stepped base and weighted plinth
26 ¼ in. (67 cm.) high; 7 ¾ in. (19.5 cm.) wide; 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) deep

Provenance

Formerly in the collection of Vicomte Henri de Saporta (1890-1984), Paris, from whom acquired by the present owner in the 1980s.

Lot Essay

These doorstops are identical in design to three pairs sold recently at Christie's in Paris: one pair was formerly in an anonymous Parisian collection "A Parisian pied-à-terre curated by Hubert de Givenchy", sold 14 September 2021, lot 4; and two pairs were in the collection of Hubert de Givenchy, sold 15-17 June 2022, lots 109 & 431.
Hubert de Givenchy had originally acquired his first pair of doorstops of this model from the present owner of this pair, and subsequently had them copied.