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Pair of firedogs depicting children warming themselves in front of a firepot.
This pair of chiseled and gilded bronze firedogs depicts two young cupids seated on a natural mound, each wearing a cape draped over their shoulders. They hold their hands close to a brazier, placed at the end of each firedog, in the shape of a tripod cup with masks and goat feet from which flames emerge.
The firedog rests on four fluted spinning top legs, adorned with a crown of acanthus leaves above the ball of the foot.
A trim joins the legs lengthwise. The connecting pieces are adorned with a flower. A frieze of acanthus leaves tightens the firedog around the main scene.
Used condition
Louis XVI period
H. 29 x W. 26 x D. 13 cm
Ref: P0P6IG4OCI