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19Th Century, Pair of French Louis XVI style gilt bronze Fireplace Chenets
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19Th Century, Pair of French Louis XVI style gilt bronze Fireplace Chenets,
The pair of Fireplace Chenets was made in the Louis XVI style in the fist half of the 19th century. The Fireplace Chenets are in gilded bronze and finely chiselled. Asymmetrical and mirror-like in shape, they have a double parallelepiped structure adorned with neoclassical decorations with friezes shaped like laurel leaves, geometric reserves and palmettes. The legs are truncated cone inverted and tapered. At one end there is a large classical vase with volutes, garlands of flowers and the top cone element. On the other hand, a brazier with a lively flame, recalls the element of fire in the fireplace.
The Fireplace Chenets were used in chimneys to help burn the fire better, raising it compared to the base of the chimney itself. The primary purpose of the wings is therefore to raise the fire and the relative wood, so that the air can reach it from all sides to make it burn better. While up to the 17th century they were mostly made of iron, from this period they were made of bronze and brass, materials that at the time were expensive and difficult to find.
They can still be used to improve the ventilation of the flames, to prevent the slipping of wood out of the fire and especially to decorate the fireplace. This elegant and refined pair of Fireplace Chenets can also be displayed as a decorative object next to a modern fireplace or above the floor of the fireplace itself or even as a precious overcoat.
- Dimensions:Height: 13.39 in (34 cm)Width: 14.18 in (36 cm)Depth: 4.34 in (11 cm)
- Style:Louis XVI (In the Style Of)
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- Date of Manufacture:Early 19th Century
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- Seller Location:IT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU4405213531012
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