A large impressive good quality pair of 19th century French Louis XVI revival bronze and patinated bronze chenets depicting a seated male and female putti warming their hands by an open flame. The beautifully modelled putti with a fine even, almost black, patination sit upon natural bronze architectually inspired bases. Excellent condition. Possibly once part of a larger fender. French, circa 1890.Provenance: Baron John Mauger Langin. Formerly a barrister he traded in his gown and wig for the life of an antique dealer from his premises in Portobello and Putney.Based in London, we are dealers in fine decorative antiques from the 18th and 19th centuries. We specialise in this era of enlightenment, neoclassicism and the Grand Tour, with its far reaching influence on style and taste in Britain, Continental Europe and beyond: elegance in the age of Napoleon. Our extensive stock covers all aspects of this period and decorative antiques influenced by the period. We constantly sour...