chenets 003

Pair of small Louis XVI ormoulu chenets. The andirons depict a boy and a girl warming their hands on braziers. Each is wearing a cloak and is seated on a pillow with movable tassels resting on a rectangular base raised on tall legs connected to a rectangular plinth.

 

Height (ins.): 11(28cm)      Length/Width (ins.): 6(15cm)      Depth (ins.): 3.5(9cm)
Origin: France     Period: Louis XVI