Pair of Exceptionally Large Regence Style Gilt-Bronze Chenets, circa 1860

A pair of petite Louis XVI Style gilt and patinated bronze chenets. Each modelled as a seated winged putto with outstretched arms raised on a pierced acanthus cast gilt-bronze st...

A Very Fine Pair of Regence Style Gilt-Bronze and Rouge Griotte Marble Jardinières on Stands. Each jardinière has a scrolling foliate frieze above a tapering rouge Griotte marble...

A Fine Pair of Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze and Patinated Bronze Athéniennes Modelled in the Classical Antique Style, Attributed to Henri Picard. The bronze impressed with the number R...

A Pair of Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze Pedestals. Each modelled with three upright supports of angels and joined by spheres with seated cherubs holding a castle and a mirror. The tripa...

Large and impressive pair of 19th century Louis XIV style gilt bronze andirons. A festive fire is one of the great pleasures of winter and the warm glow of firelight on the fine French gilt bronze of these magnificent andirons will transform any room. Each composed of a circular reeded plinth topped with a handsome urn shaped finial and resting on a superb scrolled base with a central sea shell motif, acanthus leaf sides and beautifully modelled pomegranite form feet. Acorn shaped log stops. Original gilding, fine details of the decorative elements and substantial original log supports. Height: 23.5 inches Width: 10 inches Depth: 25.5 inches (from the fron of the andiron to the back of the log holder) Weight: approximately 45 lbs. Louis XIV style or Louis Quatorze, the official style during the reign of Louis XIV (1643–1715), is most closely associated with Versailles. It features grand proportions, harmonious design elements and was highly influential on the architectural development of some of the greatest cities of Europe, certainly Paris. Francois Mansart, Louis Le Vau...

A very fine pair of French 19th century Louis XV style gilt-bronze chenets (andirons), each with a scrolled design raised with plinths, Paris, circa 1880-1890. Measures: Length: 1...

A superb pair of gilt bronze chenets. Very fine detail. France, circa 1860 Dimensions: Height 20 1/4", width 11 1/2", depth 6 1/2" CW4487.

These highly articulated gilt bronze andirons are based on a 16th century design for candlesticks by the great Italian renaissance sculptor Andrea Briosco known as Riccio (1470-1532). Riccio's great masterpiece is the Paschal candelabrum in the cathedral of Padua which contained mythological creatures, satyrs and grotesques. Despite the shocking motifs, the church of Sant Antonio...