The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pair of andirons

Date:: ca. 1765
Culture:: French
Medium:: Gilt bronze
Dimensions:: .28) H. 15 1/2 x W. 15 1/2 x D. 6 in. (39.4 x 39.4 x 15.2 cm); .29) H. 16 1/2 x W. 16 1/2 x D. 6 7/8 in. (41.9 x 41.9 x 17.5 cm)
Classification:: Metalwork
Credit Line:: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1971
Accession Number:: 1971.206.28, .29

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 526

Provenance

Baroness Alphonse de Rothschild ; René Fribourg (until 1963; sale, Sotheby's, London, June 28, 1963, no. 170) ; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman (until 1971; to MMA)
See also
What
Metal (59,364)

Copper alloy (16,630)

Metalwork (14,716)

Bronze (11,628)

Gilt (9,043)

Plate (2,675)

Ormolu (1,683)

Andirons (147)
Where
Europe (148,586)

France (52,276)
When
A.D. 1600-1800 (66,179)
In the Museum
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts (43,257)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
France, 1600–1800 A.D.