Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
ca. 1761
1954.179a-d
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Andirons (pair)
Object name
Andirons (pair)
Date
1870-1900
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
each: 14 x 9 1/2 x 21 in. ( 35.6 x 24.1 x 53.3 cm )
Description
Pair of Louis XV-style bronze andirons; floral finial (cast separately) atop urn with neck flanked by applied scrolling leaves; hollow pedestal (cast separately) with oblong base and applied ornament; raised on four paw-like feet.
Credit Line
Bequest of A. E. Gallatin