Pair of firedogs (chenets), ca. 1750, French, Gilt bronze, .1) H. 20 3/4 x W. 19 x D. 10 1/2 in. ( x x cm

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Pair of firedogs (chenets), ca. 1750, French, Gilt bronze, .1) H. 20 3/4 x W. 19 x D. 10 1/2 in. ( x x cm), Metalwork-Gilt Bronze, Multiple examples of this model of firedogs, incorporating the figures of two mythological deities in their design, are known. The crowned male figure could be Pluto, Roman god of the underworld; the female pendant might be his love, Proserpina, traditionally shown with a torch, as the woman is here

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