PAIR OF CHENETS FLANDERS OF THE SPANISH NETHERLANDS, CIRCA... Lot 31

PAIR OF CHENETS FLANDERS OF THE SPANISH NETHERLANDS, CIRCA 1620 Cast bronze, chased and gilded. H. 66 cm W. 28 cm D. 76 cm Good condition. They rest on a base with two crosses with acanthus and centered with a rose window. Above a square entablature, on the same stem, a fluted a fluted ring and a sphere finely decorated with foliage foliage, then a half-sphere with the same decoration to end ending with a flame. Reference: See the painting representing the salon of Pieter Paul Rubens (1577- 1640) by Frans Francken II (1581-1642) kept in the National Museum of Stockholm (Sweden). Similar chenets can be found in the fireplace.