Style Neo-Renaissance / Ref.0971
Fireplace mantel and overmantel in the Renaissance style
Dimensions
Width 59'' ⅞ 152cm
Height 115'' ⅜ 293cm
Depth: 15'' ⅜ 39cm
Inner width: 37'' ¾ 96cm
Inner height: 36'' ⅝ 93cm
Origin:
1890, from Paris
Status:
Excellent condtion. The small missing piece above the left column has been replaced. The round marble piece in the center of the entablature has been put back into place.
Neo Renaissance walnut fireplace mantel and overmantel from 1890. It is complete with mirror, ceramic insert, with a checkered pattern of green salamanders and dark ochre squares, and matching colored tiles on the hearth and also the iron fire curtain. The warm colored walnut wood is beautifully carved with classical geometrical shapes and patterns.
The salamander represents those who pass through the fires of worldly passion without stain. Therefore, it stands for loyalty, impartiality, courage and the faithful. The salamander is also used to symbolize the flames which it passes through and so is a symbol of fire, temptation, and burning desire.