Firedog

Artistattributed to Andre Charles Boulle (French, 1642 - 1732)

Artistafter models by Nicolas Coustou (French, 1658 - 1733)

Place of OriginFrance

Dateabout 1700-1705

DimensionsH: 13 3/4 in. (35 cm); W: 14 9/16 in. (37 cm); Diam: 6 11/16 in. (17 cm)

MediumGilded bronze; cast and chased

ClassificationMetalwork

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Florence Scott Libbey Bequest in Memory of her Father, Maurice A. Scott

Object number

1987.202

Not on View

Published ReferencesHorace Wood Brock, et al. Splendor and Elegance: European Decorative Arts adn Drawings from the Horace Wood Brock Collection (Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 2009), p. 35.

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