Fireplace Bar With Sphinxes, Empire Period In Gilt Bronze, Fontainebleau Model Variant

Beautiful fireplace bar or gallery fire in gilded bronze, Consulate period / Empire period, early 19th century circa 1800-1805. Adorned with two reclining sphinxes on the side terraces; the gallery is decorated with palmettes and stars. Our bar is a variant of another fireplace bar that we present https://www.gslr-antiques.com/fr/boutique/autres/barre-cheminee-empire-sphinges-bronze-dore.php which is also a variant of a model from the collections of the Palace of Fontainebleau from the hotel of General Moreau from where it was removed in 1804 (cf N°265 page 264 Jean Pierre Samoyault - Clocks and bronze furniture entered under the first Empire ). The author of these bronzes is not identified, but we can assume that it is a great Parisian bronzier supplier of imperial furniture such as Galle, Ravrio or Thomire. Very beautiful object in very good condition, ideal to complete an Empire period decoration. The mercury gilding is original, attenuated by exposure to the heat of the hearth. Complete and functional. slight twist, the moldings of the base at the ends have been reduced to adapt to the measurement of a fireplace. Width: 126cm