Important pair of CHENETS in patinated and gilded... Lot 289

Important pair of CHENETS in patinated and gilded bronze. The winged griffins rest on rectangular bases with large decoration of palmettes and rosettes. Empire period. Attributed to Antoine André RAVRIO (Paris, 1759 - Paris, 1814). Electric assembly independent of the caterpillars. Ht : 36 cm - W : 34,5 cm - D : 10 cm. (height with lampshade 58 cm) Related works : -Our pair of andirons could be related to the one delivered by Ravrio in 1806 for the furnishing of the Château de Fontainebleau and mentioned as early as 1807 in the Emperor's bedroom. -We also find these lionesses lying in Claude Galle's home, particularly on a hearth bar delivered in 1805 for the Grand Trianon. -New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, N° d'inv.: 47.48.1 Bibliography: -J-P Samoyault, Musée national du château de Fontainebleau, Pendules et bronzes d'ameublement entrés sous le Premier Empire, Paris 1989, p. 255. -H. Ottomeyer, P. Proschel et al, Vergoldete Bronzen, Munich, 1986, vol 1.