A pair of Louis XVI gilt-bronze chenets in the manner of Jean-Louis Prieur, circa 1780
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October 13, 06:27 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 EUR
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A pair of Louis XVI gilt-bronze chenets in the manner of Jean-Louis Prieur, circꦏa 1780
representing Mars and Vulcan in the form of two putti, each alongside a large flaming urn with laurel swags on a banded base with portrait medallions, framed by fluted asparag🧸us mounts ending in squares and small circular rosettes
height 16 1⁄5 in; width 13¾in; ♑dept🔴h 5⅓in; 41 cm; 35 cm; 13,5 cm.
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Paire de chenets en b꧟ronze doré représentant Mars et Vulcan sous la forme d'enfants d'époque Louis XVI, vers 1780, 🃏dans le goût de Jean-Louis Prieur
height 16 1⁄5 in;✅ widℱth 13¾in; depth 5⅓in; 41 cm; 35 cm; 13,5 cm.
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Aguttes Paris, 3 June 2014, lot 296.
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Aguttes Paris, 3 juin 2014, lot 296.
These chenets have much in common with the work of the bronzier Jean-Louis Prieur (awarded the title of Master in 1769). The design of a pair of andirons attributed to him has the same characteristics: the urn with laurel garlands, the elongated putti facing each other (illustrated, H. Ottomeyer, P. Proschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, Münich, 1986, Vol.I, 3.14.07).