Style Louis XVI / Ref.1468
Louis XVI white Carrara marble mantel
Dimensions
Width 57'' ⅛ 145cm
Height 42'' ⅞ 109cm
Depth: 16'' ⅛ 41cm
Inner width: 39'' ¾ 101cm
Inner height: 33'' ⅛ 84cm
Louis XV style mantel with oak leaves from the 19th century. The name of this mantel comes from the oak leaves tumbling down the top of the jambs. A pair of deeply molded flutes runs up the slightly scrolled jambs, supporting a richly decorated entablature presenting motifs that were very fashionable in the Louis XVI style: a central oblong rosette bordered by hollowed sculpted panels. The theme of the naturalist rosette confined to a square frame adorns the end blocks – here the sculpture is in particularly deep relief. The abundance of decoration and the pure white Carrara marble give its beauty to this composition.