"Fireplace Bar, Gilded And Patinated Bronze, Empire Period"
Fireplace bar or gallery lights, entirely made of finely chiseled bronze, patinated "antique" and gilded with matte gold or burnished gold, composed of a molded central crosspiece, two terminals extended by a console and topped with winged sphinxes holding a chain, all adjustable in length. All the bronzes signed "Bd" Consulat period, circa 1800. Chain from a later period. Length from 90 to 110 cm