Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Fire Place Chenets

A very good quality pair of late 19th century French gilded ormolu Rococo style fire screens, each with elegant scrolling foliate decoration.

A very good French 19th century Empire influenced fire screen. Being in bird’s-eye maple veneer, classical patinated bronze mounts and raised on claw feet.

A very good quality late 19th Century French ormolu fan shaped fire screen. Having wonderful scrolling foliate decoration to the whole, Fan sectioned panels, rampant Lions mounted to...

A good quality pair of French Louis XVI style break fronted, Rococo style ormolu mounted vitrines, each with adjustable shelves, three glazed doors to each, with storage behind the b...

19th Century, pair of French gilt bronze fireplace chenets. This valuable pair of Fireplace Chenets was made in France in the early ninetee...

This pair of brightly silvered bronze chenets are from France (circa 1900), in the style of Louis XVI, as noted by the presence of laurel leaf festoons and pots au feu finials. They were used in well-appointed homes, not only to decorate the front of the fireplace, but to prevent burning logs from rolling onto priceless rugs, should they break free of the fire. Often seen in natural wrought iron, or gilded in gold (in finer homes), it is unusual to see them in silvered bronze. Each finial has two pots au feu of different sizes and orientation adorned with a laurel swag. The larger fire pot...

A fine pair of French 19th century Louis XV style figural gilt bronze and silver plated bronze chenets, each surmounted by a triton blowing a seashell Horn, resting on a pierced roca...

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...