Antique gilt bronze fireplace surround fender

GBP 8,500.00

Contact Dealer To Purchase

Object Description

This elegant gilt bronze (ormolu) fireplace fender was created in France in the late 19th Century. The item will add splendour and beauty to a fireplace, making it the focal point of a room.

The fender features a pierced rail which is decorated with a central cartouche, flanked by stylised acanthus leaves. The ends of the fender are topped by full-length, semi-nude figures. These include a beautiful young woman and a bearded male, holding a blacksmith’s hammer. The latter can be identified as Hephaestus (or Vulcan), the classical god of fire—a figure well-suited to decorating a fireplace. The woman may be Aphrodite (or Venus), Hephaestus’s wife. These figures recline on seats which are adorned with stylised scrolling acanthus leaves.

Object Details

Dealer Opening Times

We are open weekly as follows:

Monday
10:00 - 18:00
Tuesday
10:00 - 18:00
Wednesday
10:00 - 18:00
Thursday
10:00 - 18:00
Friday
10:00 - 18:00
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed

Dealer Contact

Telephone
+44 (0)20 7491 3435
Web
Email

Dealer Location

39 South Audley Street
London W1K 2PP
United Kingdom

View Map