English Ormolu Chenet ( Lion & Lioness Motif )

French brass Chenet with flanking winged griffons, decorative hand chased egg and dart motif, lambs tongue motif, and terminating on rectangular plinths, Early 19th century.

English serpentine fire place fender with a hand chased pierced gallery consisting of cornucopia, opposing dogs, and centered dragons with floral mo...

An exceptional pair of 18th century English Rococo gilt bronze andirons or fire dogs. The bold shape of these andirons relate to designs of Thomas Johnson (1714–1778), one of London's pioneers of the 'Modern' or French style, later known as Rococo. In the 1750s he published several books of designs which were widely used for things like ceiling moulding. These books include 12 Girandoles in 1755, The Book of the Carver in 1758 and monthly between 1755 and 1758, 150 New Designs. He also had a great influence on Ince and Mayhew's book, The Universal System...

A 19th century English brass and steel firegrate. The pierced brass fret with Athenian motif, the engraved tapered legs surmounted by large finials, the shaped cast iron front...