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This fireback presents a view of the castle in Vincennes as shown in the pictures of the Castle today. The park was landscaped in the English landscape style in the 19th century. In 1860 Napoleon III, having…
Width : 2' 7'' ⅞ 81cm Height : 2' 11'' 89cm
Width : 2' 9'' ⅞ 86cm Height : 3' 3'' 99cm
Width : 2' 7'' ⅞ 81cm Height : 2' 6'' ¼ 77cm
Neo-Renaissance fireplace insert with an elaborate decor. At the center above the hearth opening, a dragon wrestles a fish, in a striking image using the symmetry of their screaming mouths, their tails curli…
Width : 3' 9'' ⅝ 116cm Height : 3' 8'' ⅛ 112cm
Full fireplace mantel insert in cast iron with a lattice work and fleur de lys design.
Width : 4' '' 122cm Height : 3' 2'' ¼ 97cm
This fireback represents Bonaparte crossing the Alpes as depicted by Jacques-Louis David in five large scale oil painting painted for the First Consul between 1801 and 1805, one is in the Malmaison, one in V…
Width : 2' 8'' ⅝ 83cm Height : 2' 8'' ⅝ 83cm
Cast iron fireback from the early 19th century. A young woman dressed in a toga lies on a day bed; Two cherubs hovering above her, play with garlands of flowers under the benevolent gaze of their mistress, p…
Width : 2' 1'' ¼ 64cm Height : 2' 1'' ¼ 64cm
Stock venue : Warehouse in Saint Ouen
1910 period fireback in cast iron. Set in a cartouche of flowers and foliage, supported by a pair of griffins Diana, daughter of Jupiter and Latona, and twin sister of Apollo is shown in a mythological scene…
Width : 3' 2'' ⅝ 98cm Height : 2' 5'' ½ 75cm
Cast iron fireback from the late 18th century presenting a crowned coat of arms resting at the center of a shell amidst a generous trophy of flowers and foliage.
Width : 2' 7'' ⅞ 81cm Height : 2' 5'' ½ 75cm
Cast iron fireback representing a Phoenix from the 18th century inscribed with the words: « Flames sont fleurs où je repren ma vie » (Flames are the flowers where I take back my life ). Among a nest of cu…
Width : 3' 3'' 99cm Height : 2' 7'' ⅞ 81cm
Stock venue : Warehouse in Saint Ouen
Fireback in cast iron featuring a "still life" representing the hearth. On a console table draped with passementarie, both a tea and a coffee pot stand on either side of a large vase from which emerges a fir…
Cast iron fireback signed « P. MARTIN. C » from the early 19th century. Flanked by two columns topped with fire pots, a circle of pearls frames a rider on a rearing horse. The gentleman wears an ostrich fe…
Width : 2' 2'' 66cm Height : 2' 2'' 66cm
19th century cast iron fireback representing a hunting trophy. In a circle of laurels tied with a bow, hangs a quiver of arrows upon which a pair of doves perch.
Width : 2' 2'' 66cm Height : 2' 2'' 66cm
Fireback from the early 19th century featuring Father Time or Chronos in a curlicue Regence style frame of foliage. The aged winged divinity holding his scythe, tries to break his hourglass while a wise owl …
Width : 2' '' 61cm Height : 1' 11'' ⅝ 60cm
Fireback featuring an as yet unidentified coat of arms bearing crosses of Lorraine and towers, crowned with a coronet of a Count and flanked by greyhounds. The sculpture has a strong relief and the contours …
Width : 3' 5'' ⅜ 105cm Height : 3' 8'' ⅛ 112cm
Beautiful cast iron fireback form 1727 representing a marquis crown supported by two unicorns flanking a shield framed by curves and bearing unidentified arms: above left, a lion and three stars and right, a…
Width : 3' 7'' ¼ 110cm Height : 2' 11'' ⅜ 90cm
Stock venue : Warehouse in Saint Ouen
Cast iron fireback dated 1677 depicting a story of the New Testament : Jesus at Jacob's well. as told in John IV,5 "So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to h…
Louis XIV period cast iron fireback, dated 1685, presenting the coat of arms of France and the words: « pour les casernes de Longwy 1685 » (for the barracks of Logwy 1685). After signing the treaty of Nim…
Width : 1' 10'' 56cm Height : 1' 11'' ¼ 59cm
Castiron fireback from 1910 presenting Cupid flying away, abandoning his quiver of arrows, framed in an oculus. A reclining woman calls him in vain. An abundance of vigorously carved Louis XIV style decorati…
Width : 2' 5'' ⅛ 74cm Height : 2' 3'' ½ 70cm
20th century arched fireback with an as yet undermined crowned coat of arms (quarterly, barry and two cercelé crosses) flanked by a pair of affronte rearing unicorns. The back drop is rather sober with simp…
Width : 2' 6'' ¼ 77cm Height : 1' 10'' ½ 57cm
Cast iron fireback dated 1736 with an as yet unidentified coat of arms is a lush decor of foliage and scrolls. The sculpture is vigorous and delightful.
Width : 2' 6'' ¾ 78cm Height : 2' 7'' ½ 80cm
The Empire style is clearly expressed in this piece through the style of the sculpture, the folds of Chiron’s scarve and the curls of his hair.
Width : 1' 11'' ¼ 59cm Height : 1' 11'' ¼ 59cm
Stock venue : Warehouse in Saint Ouen
18th century cast iron insert in the Regence style featuring Ceres the Roman goddess of agriculture, sister/wife of Jupiter and mother of Proserpina by him. She sits with a sickle in one hand and gives order…
Width : 4' 4'' ¾ 134cm Height : 3' 3'' ¾ 101cm
Cast iron fireback bearing the coat of arms of France, with the motto “seul contre tous” (alone against all). The motto alludes to the coalition of Europe against Louis XIV. This fireback is very …
Width : 1' 6'' ½ 47cm Height : 1' 6'' ⅞ 48cm
Stock venue : Galerie Marc Maison
Beautiful 18th century fireback representing the coat of arms of Louise-Renée de Penancoët of Kéroualle, Baroness of Petersfield, Countess of Fareham, Duchess of Portsmouth, “fess argent and six coins a…
Width : 2' 7'' ⅞ 81cm Height : 2' 11'' 89cm
Stock venue : Galerie Marc Maison
Very beautiful cast iron fireback from the 16th century with a representation of the Judgment of Paris. Placed in a Mandorla above the main scene, a winged Cupid, his bow in hand, watches the judgment given …
Width : 2' 11'' ⅞ 91cm Height : 2' 10'' ⅝ 88cm
Elegant cast iron fireback from the late 18th century. A succession of frames - ribboned, pearled and of wisps of wheat - surround the symbols of Summer. In the center of the composition, an oval vase shape …
Width : 2' 7'' ⅞ 81cm Height : 2' 7'' ½ 80cm
Cast iron fireback with the arms of the Lorraine family. In the center the arms of France. Right, top: Louis De Lorraine, cardinal of Guise, archbishop of Reims born in 1555, killed in Blois with his brother…
Width : 2' 6'' ¼ 77cm Height : 2' 7'' ⅛ 79cm
Stock venue : Warehouse in Saint Ouen
Elegant cast iron fireback with unidentified arms . Two musician angels support the ducal crown and flank a medallion made of palm leaves tied together with a ribbon, which bears three fleur-de-lys. The arti…
Width : 3' 1'' ¾ 96cm Height : 3' 1'' ¾ 96cm
Stock venue : Galerie Marc Maison
Beautiful cast iron fireback celebrating the navy in the Louis XIV style from the second half of the 17th century. Two putti each holding a palm leaf stand on either side of a medallion that bears an anchor,…
Width : 2' 5'' ⅛ 74cm Height : 2' 4'' ¾ 73cm
Stock venue : Warehouse in Saint Ouen
18th century cast iron fireback with the arms of Leopold I (1680-1729), duke of Lorraine and of Bar. Two giants each holding a club reminiscent of Hercules, stand on Renaissance style pedestals and support t…
Width : 2' 9'' ⅞ 86cm Height : 2' 9'' ½ 85cm
Nice Louis XV fireback representing "the Fox and the Stork" by Jean de la Fontaine. The scene is surrounded by delicate Rococo ornamentations.
Width : 2' 7'' ½ 80cm Height : 2' 7'' ½ 80cm
This rare rectangular fireback bears a magnificent Regence décor. The sides are decorated with rosettes and cartouches. These vertical bands frame a large central Rococo design: large volutes, acanthus leav…
Width : 4' 4'' 132cm Height : 2' 10'' ¼ 87cm
This beautiful cast iron fireback bearing the coat of arms of the Kings of France (three Fleur de Lys azure) was destined for the military. Indeed, the coat of arms is flanked with military trophees (shield…
Width : 2' 7'' ½ 80cm Height : 2' 2'' ⅜ 67cm
Stock venue : Warehouse in Saint Ouen
Practically square fire back bearing religious iconography: a winged cherub flanked by Hercules columns, which are very common Christian images. The date 1726 appears above the cherub.
Width : 2' 7'' ½ 80cm Height : 2' 6'' ¾ 78cm
This arched fireback from the 18th century is adorned with a portrait representing Marie Leczinska, queen of France, wife of Louis XV, inspired by a portrait of her done by Louis Tocqué and exhibited in the…
Width : 1' 10'' ½ 57cm Height : 1' 11'' ⅝ 60cm
Stock venue : Warehouse in Saint Ouen
This practically square cast iron fireback bears an unusual allegorical scene. A woman dressed in a toga with a flowing stole places her hand in the mouth of a carved bust. On the base of this statue are car…
Width : 1' 11'' ⅝ 60cm Height : 1' 11'' ⅝ 60cm
Stock venue : Warehouse in Saint Ouen
Arched topped cast iron fireback with an phenix standing on a burning fire, its wings spread. This central figure is surrounded by volutes and foliage.
Width : 1' 8'' ⅞ 53cm Height : 1' 9'' ¼ 54cm
Stock venue : Warehouse in Saint Ouen
This perfectly square fireback is decorated with a central medallion, surrounded by a circle of pearls, on a backdrop of Rocaille leaves and volutes. The central character is Mercury, the Roman God of …
Width : 2' 8'' ⅝ 83cm Height : 2' 8'' ⅝ 83cm
Stock venue : Warehouse in Saint Ouen
This square bacchanalian fireback represents an Antique and mythological celebration in the honor of Bacchus, the god of wine (Dionysus for the Greeks). In a wooded landscape, three women dance on th…
Width : 2' 9'' ½ 85cm Height : 2' 9'' ½ 85cm
This arch topped cast iron fireback is an example of late 17th century, Louis XIV design. The King’s coat of arms is placed at the center in a heart shaped cartouche framed by a shield with olive…
Width : 2' '' ¾ 63cm Height : 2' 2'' 66cm
Square fireback with mythological scene in the Neo-classical Louis XVI style. Dressed as a Roman, a woman kneels, presenting her young child to the God Eros (Love), easily recognizable with his bow …
Width : 2' 7'' ½ 80cm Height : 2' 7'' ½ 80cm
Beautiful cast iron fireback from the 18th century with a pair of wedding coats of arms supported by griffins. On the left: azure a single chevron with three crowns; on the right: gules three flowers stems d…
Width : 2' 7'' ½ 80cm Height : 2' 8'' ¼ 82cm
Stock venue : Warehouse in Saint Ouen
Beautiful cast iron fireback in the Louis XV style from the 18th century. A canopy, formed by a central shell, lattice work, volutes and tumbling flowers on the sides shelters a charming country scene. A you…
Width : 2' 1'' ⅝ 65cm Height : 2' 1'' ⅝ 65cm
Stock venue : Warehouse in Saint Ouen
Cast iron fireback with French royal shield, crown and palm leave, dated 1669.
Width : 2' '' ¾ 63cm Height : 2' 1'' ¼ 64cm