Pair of large chenets in Louis XV style counterparts. Bronze, gilt and partly with dark patina. Open-worked body of lavish, elongated volute motifs and latticework over a curved base. Fully sculpted putti children as allegories of poetry and sculpture. H. 54.5 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. Circa 1880.