Style Empire / Ref.1260
Carrara marble mantel with lion paws
Dimensions
Width 51'' ⅝ 131cm
Height 40'' ⅛ 102cm
Depth: 15'' ¾ 40cm
Inner width: 33'' ⅞ 86cm
Inner height: 28'' ⅜ 72cm
Origin:
19th century
Status:
Good condition. Some stains on the legs.
Both sober and refined this mantel is a beautiful example of the Empire style: slightly console jambs with falling acanthus leaves covering the top scroll, rest on lion paw feet. Above square diamond shapes, which were very in vogue in the Second Empire, frame either side of the entablature.