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Beautiful antique fireplace in Louis Phillipe style carved out of Brocatelle marble

This large antique Louis-Philippe style fireplace was made out of Brocatelle marble during the 19th century.

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Antique 18th-century fireback with the coat of arms of the Fontaine de Biré family

Rare antique fireback made during the 18th century and bearing the coat of arms of the Fontaine de Bire family : Azure to chevron with two clovers and a sheaf the whole of gold. The Fontaine de Bire family is originating from Anjou, France. One of his most famous representatives, Marie-Sébastien-Charles-François Fontaine de Biré, asked for his bust in marble by Jean-Antoine Houdon in 1785, which can quite correspond to the date of realization of our fireback. This bust is now preserved at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, USA.

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Antique Napoleon III style fireplace with lion's paws in Carrara marble

This antique Napoleon III style fireplace was made in the 19th century in subtly veined Carrara marble. Jambs with lions’s paws, typical of the Napoleon III style, are adorned with large leaves which drop down. They support a frieze decorated at its ends with naturalistic rosettes inspired by the Louis XVI style. This fireplace, imposing and elegant, has important dimensions.

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Important Louis XV period fireplace in Rouge du Nord marble

This important fireplace was made of Rouge du Nord marble in the 18th century.Its decor is characteristic of the Louis XV style, its serpentine shaped frieze is adorned with a large central shell underlined by an oblong moulding. It leans on jambs with paneled decor. The two elements sides were made after in the 19th century.

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Affortunato GORI, Sculpture in Carrara marble depicting three busts of children on its original column

This Carrara marble sculpture bears the signature "A. Gori" of the Florentine sculptor Affortunato Gori (active between 1895 and 1925), from his real name Fortunato Gori. After studied in Firenze under the direction of Auguste Rivalta, our sculptor moves to Paris in the beginning of the 20th century and exhibits in the Salon des Artistes Français from 1902 and until 1923. He makes here a sculpture that is full of delicacy, hrough the representation in buist of three children hugging each other. One of them is kissing on the cheek the child with curly hair placed on the center of the composition, while the other one grabs his chin to bring his cheek closer to his, their arms crossing on the back. The sculptor translates with this work the expression of kindness and love, as it comes from their smiles and as we can read in the children's eyes. the ovale base ovale of our sculpture was made of a very beautiful Arabescato marble, it rests on a original pedestal forming an elegant column sculpted in Saint Rémy marble.

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Series of four earthenware bas-reliefs, "Putti fishing", late 19th century

This series of four bas-releifs was made of earthenware in the late 19th century, the artist or the factory are not identified even though one of them is bearing the monograme "EB". Each panel depicts a polychromatic decoration in frieze inhabited by putti sailing on the sea and hunting with harpoons and nets some marine monsters and fishes. On one of the bas-relief, five putti are on an boats, two of themn are huntinf with a trident a big dimensions fish, while the others are occupieds net fishing. On the two others, of one the boat is attacked by marine mosnters looking like dragons and sea horses. Armed with harpoons and arrows, the putti are fighting, keeping the boat on sea and riding the aquatic creatures. Finally, on the last frieze, the putti seem to be coming back from fishing, bringing back the boats on the ground with the net filled with fishes. The richness of the colors used and the shape of the friezes translate a charming decora with an expressive narrative work.

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Small Louis XV period mantel in Violet Breccia marble

This small mantel was made of a beautiful Violet Breccia marble in the late 18th century. Typical of the Louis XV style, its serpentine header is adorned with a beautiful sculpted shell underlined by an oblong moulding that goes down the jambs. In the 18th century, the mantel's sides were not built, our mantel's ones were made later in a modern stone. They could be painted in faux marble

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Louis XVI style Carrara marble mantel with floral décor

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Napoleon III Red Griotte Marble Mantelpiece with Bronze Fire Grate

This magnificent Napoleon III mantelpiece in red Griotte marble, inspired by the Louis XV style, was executed in the second half of the 19th century. It is unique in that it includes a bronze fire grate within its structure. The lintel, which follows soft lines forming curves and counter-curves, is adorned with a regularly contoured shell enriched with foliage motifs. The jambs follow a complex brace shape, the ends of which curl into scrolls of varying width. The mantelpiece is closed at the front by a richly decorated, openwork fire grate that fits perfectly around the edges of the mantel, echoing the rococo shapes of its carved ornamentation. A discreet opening mechanism on the left-hand grate allows fuel to be added to the fireplace.