Style Louis XIV / Ref.0871
Red 'Rouge de Caune' marble fireplace mantle
Dimensions
Width 57'' ⅞ 147cm
Height 41'' ⅜ 105cm
Depth: 21'' ⅝ 55cm
Inner width: 41'' ⅜ 105cm
Inner height: 33'' ⅞ 86cm
Origin:
19th century
Status:
Perfect condition, no restoration is necessary apart from cleaning.
Superb red 'Rouge de Caune' marble fireplace mantel in Louis XIV style, from the 19th century.The cast iron insert is included. The mantel shelf is now cut down to size as can be seen on photo n°10.
Red marble from Caunes in the Minervois region (Aude) or more scientifically called “Incarnat Turquin”. Excellent quality of marble, extracted since Antiquity and profusely during the reign of Louis XIV, when these quarries became the Kings quarries, and the marble exclusively used for the royal buildings. Today, the quarries are still active, but the color is faded and lacking contrast. The columns of the Carrousel du Louvre Triumphal Arc, those of the portico of the Plant Garden in Toulouse (Jardin des Plantes) were carved in this marble, as were numerous fireplace mantels in the Versailles palace.
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