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.
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