Style Other / Ref.10630
Beautiful antique Romantic style fire fender in gilt bronze with hunters lions
Dimensions
Width 43'' ¾ 111cm
Height 11'' ⅜ 29cm
Depth: 6'' ¾ 17cm
Origin:
19th century, France
Status:
In very good condition.
This beautiful antique Romantic style fire fender in gilt bronze was made in the 19th century. It is decorated with hunters feline: while a roaring lioness keeps a wild boar on the ground on one of the andirons, a lion is engaged in a duel already won against an eagle. The posture of this lion is inspired by the Lion and snake, a sculpture made by Antoine-Louis Barye (1795-1875), French animal sculptor and painter, exposed at the Louvre Museum.
Extensible width from 111 cm to 140 cm / 43''11/16 cm to 55''1/8