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Cast iron fireback from the 17th century decorated with the crowned coat of arms of the Kings of France supported by two angels in flowing robes.
Width : 3' 1'' ⅜ Height : 2' 9'' ½
18th century cast iron insert in the Regence style featuring Ceres the Roman goddess of agriculture, sister/wife of Jupiter and mother of Proserpina by him. She sits with a sickle in one hand and gives order…
Width : 4' 4'' ¾ Height : 3' 3'' ¾
Cast iron fire back with wedding arms. Dexter: azure with three bees. Sinister: azure with warrior at center, gules chief with three estoiles. The arms are crowned which does not imply a hi…
Width : 4' '' ⅜ Height : 3' 10'' ⅞
17th century fireback figuring a shield “argent 5 fusils accollé fess, touching the side of the shield” supported by two roaring lions. This coat of arms belonged to the de Hamal and Hamal de Biralmont …
Width : 3' '' ¼ Height : 3' 7'' ¾
Elegant 18th century cast iron fireback. In a refined frame of curlicue foliage, behind a pulled curtain, a scene between two characters is being played out: a young woman dressed in Roman attire, sitting on…
Width : 2' 4'' Height : 2' 4'' ¾
Cast iron fireback bearing the coat of arms of France, with the motto “seul contre tous” (alone against all). The motto alludes to the coalition of Europe against Louis XIV. This fireback is very …
Width : 1' 6'' ½ Height : 1' 6'' ⅞
Stock venue : Galerie Marc Maison
Beautiful 18th century fireback representing the coat of arms of Louise-Renée de Penancoët of Kéroualle, Baroness of Petersfield, Countess of Fareham, Duchess of Portsmouth, “fess argent and six coins a…
Width : 2' 7'' ⅞ Height : 2' 11''
Stock venue : Galerie Marc Maison
Very beautiful cast iron fireback from the 16th century with a representation of the Judgment of Paris. Placed in a Mandorla above the main scene, a winged Cupid, his bow in hand, watches the judgment given …
Width : 2' 11'' ⅞ Height : 2' 10'' ⅝
Elegant cast iron fireback from the late 18th century. A succession of frames - ribboned, perled and of wisps of wheat - surround the attributes of Summer. In the center of the composition, an oval vase shap…
Width : 2' 7'' ⅞ Height : 2' 7'' ½
Cast iron fireback with the arms of the Lorraine family. In the center the arms of France. Right, top: Louis De Lorraine, cardinal of Guise, archbishop of Reims born in 1555, killed in Blois with his brother…
Width : 2' 6'' ¼ Height : 2' 7'' ⅛
Elegant cast iron fireback with the arms of Joseph-Charles Leopold I (1680-1729), duke of Lorraine and of Bar. Two musician angels support the ducal crown and flank a medallion made of palm leaves tied toget…
Width : 3' 1'' ¾ Height : 3' 1'' ¾
Stock venue : Galerie Marc Maison
Beautiful cast iron fireback celebrating the navy in the Louis XIV style from the second half of the 17th century. Two putti each holding a palm leaf stand on either side of a medallion that bears an anchor,…
Width : 2' 5'' ⅛ Height : 2' 4'' ¾
Stock venue : Warehouse in Saint Ouen
18th century cast iron fireback with the arms of Leopold I (1680-1729), duke of Lorraine and of Bar. Two giants each holding a club reminiscent of Hercules, stand on Renaissance style pedestals and support t…
Width : 2' 9'' ⅞ Height : 2' 9'' ½
Nice Louis XV fireback representing "the Fox and the Stork" by Jean de la Fontaine. The scene is surrounded by delicate Rococo ornamentations.
Width : 2' 7'' ½ Height : 2' 7'' ½
This rare rectangular fireback bears a magnificent Regence décor. The sides are decorated with rosettes and cartouches. These vertical bands frame a large central Rococo design: large volutes, acanthus leav…
Width : 4' 4'' Height : 2' 10'' ¼
This beautiful cast iron fireback bearing the coat of arms of the Kings of France (three Fleur de Lys azure) was destined for the military. Indeed, the coat of arms is flanked with military trophees (shield…
Width : 2' 7'' ½ Height : 2' 2'' ⅜
Stock venue : Warehouse in Saint Ouen
Practically square fire back bearing religious iconography: a winged cherub flanked by Hercules columns, which are very common Christian images. The date 1726 appears above the cherub.
Width : 2' 7'' ½ Height : 2' 6'' ¾
This arched fireback from the 18th century is adorned with a portrait representing Marie Leczinska, queen of France, wife of Louis XV, inspired by a portrait of her done by Louis Tocqué and exhibited in the…
Width : 1' 10'' ½ Height : 1' 11'' ⅝
This practically square cast iron fireback bears an unusual allegorical scene. A woman dressed in a toga with a flowing stole places her hand in the mouth of a carved bust. On the base of this statue are car…
Width : 1' 11'' ⅝ Height : 1' 11'' ⅝
Stock venue : Warehouse in Saint Ouen
Arched topped cast iron fireback with an eagle standing on a burning fire, its wings spread. This central figure is surrounded by volutes and foliage.
Width : 1' 8'' ⅞ Height : 1' 9'' ¼
Stock venue : Warehouse in Saint Ouen
This perfectly square fireback is decorated with a central medallion, surrounded by a circle of pearls, on a backdrop of Rocaille leaves and volutes. The central character is Mercury, the Roman God of …
Width : 2' 8'' ⅝ Height : 2' 8'' ⅝
Stock venue : Warehouse in Saint Ouen
This square bacchanalian fireback represents an Antique and mythological celebration in the honor of Bacchus, the god of wine (Dionysus for the Greeks). In a wooded landscape, three women dance on th…
Width : 2' 9'' ½ Height : 2' 9'' ½
This arch topped cast iron fireback is an example of late 17th century, Louis XIV design. The King’s coat of arms is placed at the center in a heart shaped cartouche framed by a shield with olive…
Width : 2' '' ¾ Height : 2' 2''
Square fireback with mythological scene in the Neo-classical Louis XVI style. Dressed as a Roman, a woman kneels, presenting her young child to the God Eros (Love), easily recognizable with his bow …
Width : 2' 7'' ½ Height : 2' 7'' ½
Beautiful cast iron fireback from the 18th century with a pair of wedding coats of arms supported by griffins. On the left: azure a single chevron with three crowns; on the right: gules three flowers stems d…
Width : 2' 7'' ½ Height : 2' 8'' ¼
Stock venue : Warehouse in Saint Ouen
Beautiful cast iron fireback in the Louis XV style from the 18th century. A canopy, formed by a central shell, lattice work, volutes and tumbling flowers on the sides shelters a charming country scene. A you…
Width : 2' 1'' ⅝ Height : 2' 1'' ⅝
Stock venue : Warehouse in Saint Ouen
Cast iron fireback with French royal shield, crown and palm leaves
Width : 2' '' ¾ Height : 2' 1'' ¼
Elegant cast iron fireback in the Louis XIV style from the 19th century. A carved décor with a crowned coat of arms of France framed by palm leaves attached by a ribbon that flare out generously. The many d…
Width : 1' 11'' ¼ Height : 1' 11'' ⅝
Cast iron fireback with the French royal family coat of arms, with crown and palm leaves.
Width : 1' 10'' Height : 1' 10'' ⅞
Cast iron fireback with a crowned coat of arms of the French royal family flanked with palm leaves dated 1676.
Width : 1' 7'' ¼ Height : 1' 7'' ¾
Cast iron fireback from the 18th century decorated with the coat of arms of the French royal family symbolized by three fleur de lys under a crown, at the centre of two concentric chains of the orders of Sai…
Width : 3' 9'' ¼ Height : 3' '' ⅝
Cast iron fireback with coat of arms, a bishop's hat and the crown of a Duke. The shield has cross with double cross crosslets and we are doing research to identify it .
Width : 2' 10'' ⅝ Height : 2' 8'' ¼
Beautiful fireback with a mythological decor: "The rape of Europa".
Width : 1' 7'' ¼ Height : 2' 1'' ⅝
Elaborate neoclassical design for this fireback from the 19th century with a mythological theme with Diana the Huntress with her bow and arrows and a flowing cape. Two women support the veils that surround t…
Width : 2' 8'' ¼ Height : 2' 7'' ⅞
Cast iron fireback from the 17th century decorated with the crowned coat of arms of the Kings of France supported by two angels in robes. The date 1690 is above.
Width : 2' 1'' ⅝ Height : 1' 11'' ⅝
Cast iron fireback from the 17th century decorated with the crowned coat of arms of the Kings of France supported by two angels in flowing robes.
Width : 2' 7'' ⅛ Height : 2' 11'' ⅜
Cast iron fireback with two coats of arms linked together as in wedlock in a crowned cartouche, most likely celebrating a Marquis and his wife. The man’s shield on the left is as follows: quarterly,…
Width : 3' 3'' Height : 3' 7'' ¾
