Antique French 18th Century Louis XVI Carved Gilt-Wood Greyhound Dog Jardinière Stand 1780 Drawings & Prints This fine antique two section

This fine antique two section mahogany display cabinet

resulting in talks such as "Art in Business"

A figure astride one of the lead horses is looking back to guide the horses

The mirror of neoclassical form and having a swan's neck pediment to the top with applied carvings

seven on each side

Antique French 18th Century Louis XVI Carved Gilt-Wood Greyhound Dog Jardinière Stand 1780 Drawings & Prints This fine antique two sectionSOLD A very rare, large, antique French Louis XVI carved gilt wood jardinire stand, modeled as a greyhound dog, circa 1780. This very rare survivor is finely carved in pine, and gesso and water gilded with gold leaf, the stand has the original circular zinc liner, above the dog's head is a circular stand with a carved arcaded lunette shaped gallery with a carved acanthus leaf support. The dog is very realistically carved and displays seated bolt