Offered by Franck Baptiste Provence
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Rare pair of finely chiseled and mercury-gilded bronze firedogs.
The two lions rest on rocaille bases of acanthus clasps decorated with garlands of flowers.
High-quality chiseling; original gilding with wear.
Parisian work from the second half of the 18th century.
Dimensions:
Width: 36 cm; Height: 34 cm
A similar pair is preserved at the Cognacq-Jay Museum in Paris under the inventory number "J 342".
Our opinion:
The pair of firedogs we are presenting is extremely rare because, apart from our model and the one preserved at the Cognacq-Jay Museum, no other model is referenced to our knowledge.
The extreme quality of the chiseling is comparable to that of the greatest bronze makers of the period.
