(pair) Fine French Louis XVI style patinated bronze fireplace andirons/ chenets, after Pierre-Philippe Thomire (French, 1751-1843), late 19th c., originally designed for the Chateau de Saint-Cloud, each with flaming urn issuing fruit and foliate swag, beside rocaille scrollwork and seated griffin, on shaped platform, marked "PCCF 1" and "VB 1404?," approx 16"h, 5.5"w, 18.5"d, 45lbs total **Provenance: through our consignor, Bonhams, San Francisco, 25 February 2008, Fine European and American Furniture and Decorative Arts, lot 179. Dallas, Texas: When the madness of collecting collides with connoisseurship.**

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