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Style Louis XVI / Ref.1242

Louis XVI style mantel in Fleur de Pêcher marble and guilt bronze

Dimensions
Width 57'' ½  146cm
Height 45'' ¼  115cm
Depth: 16'' ⅛  41cm
Inner width: 46'' ⅞  119cm
Inner height: 33'' ⅞  86cm

Origin:
Paris, 19th century

Status:
very good condition

Mixing neoclassical influences and the bucolic, this mantel evokes the refined flowery and bright colored interiors of the reign of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette. Set against a straight lined structure, two columns protrude and form the jambs. The neoclassical influence is shown in the use of filleted fluting with gilded bronze rods nestled in the flutes, and a pair of capitals above with broad acanthus leaves equally in gilded bronze. This ornamental rigor is tempered by the decoration on the more delicate and pastoral decoration on the entablature. A gilded bronze swag heavy with roses, ribbons and bows is placed on a protruding central rectangular element, while gilded bronze beading runs across the entablature underlining the molding. The marble is 19th century Fleur de Pêcher (Peach Flower) with a white and enameled insert with a decor of pink and yellow roses, green leaves and blue ribbons.