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Style Louis XV / Ref.4283

Louis XV period fireplace in Arabescato marble with finely sculpted band

Dimensions
Width 63''   160cm
Height 46''   117cm
Depth: 11'' ¾  30cm

Origin:
French

This Louis XV period fireplace was made of Arabescato marble.

Its lintel is decorated with an asymmetrical shell, typical of the Louis XV style before the 1740s. The central shell is surrounded by acanthus leaves and flowers including jasmine. The use of the latter reminds us of the portrait of the Marquise de Pompadour as a jardinière (Carle Van Loo, circa 1750-1757, Versailles) in which the king's favorite holds a sprig of jasmine in her hand. This fireplace is straighter and more sober in its structure than most examples of the Louis XV style. The curves, so dear to the rocaille style, are still present in the scroll decorations and in the internal line of the lintel. On the edges of the lintel, framed by these scrolls, are visible small flowers in a geometric decoration that are reminiscent of the Guède, the flower of Amiens depicted on the city's cathedral. Finally, on the jambs, we find again the decorations of acanthus leaves and shells supporting a garland of flowers.



Waide flowers were engraved on the pediment at the level of the cathedral's foundations. • © Marie Joan/ FTV

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