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Style Transition / Ref.0163

Arabescato marble fireplace mantel

Dimensions
Width 53'' ⅛  135cm
Height 40'' ⅛  102cm
Depth: 14'' ⅛  36cm
Inner width: 37'' ⅜  95cm
Inner height: 33'' ⅛  84cm

Origin:
Second half of the 19th century.

Status:
Very good condition. Original bronze and gilding.

A fireplace mantel in Arabescato marble, in the Transition style, decorated with gilded bronze. The feet are fluted with inlaid gilded bronze ears of wheat decorations. The 'transition' style in France emerged between 1758 and 1775. This style was breaking away from the Louis XV style and was creating the Louis XVI style. In its time, it was refered to as the 'Greek taste' and shows the idea people had of ancient greek and latin esthetics. Of neoclassical inspiration, it favors simplicity, straight lines, strict balance of proportions and symetry. It is influenced by Italy, but also China and the Ottoman Empire. It was through the discovery of the ruins of Herculanum in 1738 and Pompey in 1748 that the elite developped this passion for ancient cultures.

There are several quarries of Arabescato marble in Italy with different trade names Arno, Tombaccio, Vagli among them. The quarries have been known since Antiquity and many are still in activity. The most prestigious use of this marble in France was in the Galerie des Glaces in Versailles.