Description Pair of bronze andirons depicting two children, one playing the horn, the other holding a book.
Dimensions 28 x 32 x 50 cm
Artist or Maker Louis XV era. Based on a model by Jacques Caffieri (1678-1755)
Condition Report Golden patina almost entirely worn away.
Exhibited The Musée Carnavalet holds a similar model to ours. (Legs Henriette Bouvier).
Literature This model was notably recorded in 1763 in the inventory of Bellevue Castle. (c.f. Journal du Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, National Archives of France.)
