Pair of large chenets in Louis XV style counterparts. Bronze, gilt and partly with dark patina. Open-worked body of lavish volute motifs and fully sculpted putti children as allegories of painting and sculpture over a curved base. H. 47 cm. Provenance: Dissolution of an important German private collection - Part I. A pair of large French gilt and patinated bronze Louis XV style andirons. France. 19th century.