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Pair of Andirons
French
18th century
Medium/Technique
Gilded bronze
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 16 1/2" and 16 1/4"
Credit Line
Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.2250
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsMetalwork
DescriptionPair of Louis XV rococo figural bronze dore chenets, with the arms of Poland within a rococo cartouche, bats wing and shell decoration, the figures are of a cupid holding wreath the other a seated child holding a basket of flowers. Mate to 65.2251.
Marks
Unmarked
ProvenanceJacques Helft and Co., New York; December 17, 1945, sold to Forsythe Wickes, New York, NY.