Antique French Andirons Marmouset Chenets Bronze & Iron Louis XIV Fireplace Firedogs 17th-18th c american bisque or simply as a collector’s

or simply as a collector’s piece of historical Irish glass artistry

Interior is plain cardboard

The suede leather is trimmed with tanned brown leather at the collar

but Manganese as an additive became common practice only from about 1860

” with text and photographs by Lee Miller

Antique French Andirons Marmouset Chenets Bronze & Iron Louis XIV Fireplace Firedogs 17th-18th c american bisque or simply as a collector’sThis intriguing pair of antique French fireplace andirons, known in France as chenets marmousets, features stylized grotesque mask faces surmounted by elegant baluster form finials. The decorative fronts are cast from a non ferrous metal, likely bronze, while the ring feet and rear log supports are forged iron. The term marmouset refers to the whimsical or grotesque faces traditionally incorporated into French decorative arts. Examples of similar