AN IMPOSING PAIR OF FRENCH GILT-BRONZE CHENETS OR FIRE DOGS, BARBEDIENNE FOUNDRY, c. 1870, each with scroll-cast loop finial above a mask of a Greek philosopher, the downscroll and upright enclosing pierced shell and scrollwork, on a rectangular plinth wi

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AN IMPOSING PAIR OF FRENCH GILT-BRONZE CHENETS OR FIRE DOGS, BARBEDIENNE FOUNDRY, c. 1870, each with scroll-cast loop finial above a mask of a Greek philosopher, the downscroll and upright enclosing pierced shell and scrollwork, on a rectangular plinth wi