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French Gilt Bronze Chenet, in the Louis Xv Style, Adjustable Width.
Hatchwell Antiques
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French Gilt Bronze Chenet, in the Louis Xv Style, Adjustable Width.

19th century
Description

A late 19th century French gilt bronze chenet, in the Louis XV style, with fender of adjustable width.

Maximum width: 162 cm.

Minimum width: 118 cm.

Height: 52 cm.

Depth: 36 cm.

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Hatchwell Antiques has dated this Louis Xv Gilt Bronze Chenet to the 19th Century.

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SA915650
Description
A late 19th century French gilt bronze chenet, in the Louis XV style, with fender of adjustable width.

Maximum width: 162 cm.

Minimum width: 118 cm.

Height: 52 cm.

Depth: 36 cm.

Date of Manufacture

Hatchwell Antiques has dated this Louis Xv Gilt Bronze Chenet to the 19th Century.

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Furniture & lighting alongside clocks, scientific & optical instruments.

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A French Louis XV style gilt bronze adjustable fireplace fender featuring Rococo scrollwork and two dark patinated bronze cherub figures seated at either end.
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Archive I A French Louis XV style gilt bronze adjustable fireplace fender featuring Rococo scrollwork and two dark patinated bronze cherub figures seated at either end.

French gilt bronze chenet, in the Louis XV style, adjustable width.

Archive II A French Louis XV style gilt bronze adjustable fireplace fender featuring Rococo scrollwork and two dark patinated bronze cherub figures seated at either end. View II
Archive III A French Louis XV style gilt bronze adjustable fireplace fender featuring Rococo scrollwork and two dark patinated bronze cherub figures seated at either end. View III
Archive IV A French Louis XV style gilt bronze adjustable fireplace fender featuring Rococo scrollwork and two dark patinated bronze cherub figures seated at either end. View IV
Archive V A French Louis XV style gilt bronze adjustable fireplace fender featuring Rococo scrollwork and two dark patinated bronze cherub figures seated at either end. View V
Archive VI A French Louis XV style gilt bronze adjustable fireplace fender featuring Rococo scrollwork and two dark patinated bronze cherub figures seated at either end. View VI
Archive VII A French Louis XV style gilt bronze adjustable fireplace fender featuring Rococo scrollwork and two dark patinated bronze cherub figures seated at either end. View VII
Archive VIII A French Louis XV style gilt bronze adjustable fireplace fender featuring Rococo scrollwork and two dark patinated bronze cherub figures seated at either end. View VIII
Archive IX A French Louis XV style gilt bronze adjustable fireplace fender featuring Rococo scrollwork and two dark patinated bronze cherub figures seated at either end. View IX
Archive X A French Louis XV style gilt bronze adjustable fireplace fender featuring Rococo scrollwork and two dark patinated bronze cherub figures seated at either end. View X
Archive XI A French Louis XV style gilt bronze adjustable fireplace fender featuring Rococo scrollwork and two dark patinated bronze cherub figures seated at either end. View XI
Archive XII A French Louis XV style gilt bronze adjustable fireplace fender featuring Rococo scrollwork and two dark patinated bronze cherub figures seated at either end. View XII
Archive XIII A French Louis XV style gilt bronze adjustable fireplace fender featuring Rococo scrollwork and two dark patinated bronze cherub figures seated at either end. View XIII
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A French Louis XV style gilt bronze adjustable fireplace fender featuring Rococo scrollwork and two dark patinated bronze cherub figures seated at either end.
French gilt bronze chenet, in the Louis XV style, adjustable width.
Ref: SA915650
A French Louis XV style gilt bronze adjustable fireplace fender featuring Rococo scrollwork and two dark patinated bronze cherub figures seated at either end.
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A chenet is a decorative metal support, historically positioned in pairs inside or in front of a fireplace hearth to hold firewood above the hearth floor, improving air circulation and draft for the fire. In French Louis XV design, chenets were frequently combined with an adjustable crossbar to function as a decorative fender kerb surrounding the hearth opening.

Authentic Louis XV style chenets were primarily cast in bronze, which was subsequently chased and gilded using mercury gilding (ormolu). Contrast was often achieved by combining bright mercury-gilded bronze scrollwork with dark patinated bronze elements, such as cherub or putti figures.

Authentic 18th and 19th-century French gilt bronzes display high-quality hand chasing with fine surface detail, heavy cast weight, and distinct assembly marks on the reverse. Gilt surfaces show natural oxidisation and wear consistent with age, while the reverse side of castings remains unrefined, showing hand-tool marks and threaded steel tie-rods.

An antique gilt bronze fender or chenet can be placed within an inactive ornamental fireplace hearth or paired with a marble surround to create a focal point. Modern designers also utilise adjustable chenets as low sculptural elevated platforms on wide mantelpieces or credenzas.

Dust gilt bronze regularly using a soft, dry camel-hair brush to prevent dirt buildup in carved details. Avoid commercial metal polishes, chemical solvents, or abrasive cleaners, which strip historic gilding and patination; preserve original surfaces with a light application of microcrystalline wax.
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