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Louis XVI style fireplace with half-columns and rudenture in Arabescato marble

Opening of the firebox : 63 cm x 77,5cm

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Louis XVI periode two-tone mantel with half columns in Turquin and statuary marble

This Louis XVI style mantelpiece was carved in the 19th century in Turquin marble and statuary marble. The centre of the lintel is adorned with a white marble plate carved in low-relief with a neoclassical perfume burner supporting garlands. On either side, the lintel is decorated with a fasces, a frieze of cabling and a frieze of pearls. Within the dice are two marble... inlays depicting female profiles carved in the manner of cameos, bordered by a frieze of pearls and a smooth oval frame. The jambs are flanked by fasces carved in white marble.

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Louis XVI mantel in Carrara marble adorned with a laurel wreath

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Louis XVI style mantel in veined Carrara marble

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Armand Albert RATEAU (création) Baguès FRÈRES (exécution) double-porte Art déco en fer forgé polychrome au décor de palmiers, après 1925

History and Context This double door, based on a design by Albert Rateau, is very similar to the entrance of the Pavilion of Elegance at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris in 1925, a landmark event in the history of Art Deco. The Pavilion of Elegance was built by architect Robert Fournez to house the creations of fashion houses Callot, Jenny, Lanvin, and Worth. The interior decoration was commissioned from Armand-Albert Rateau, and the Baguès company was entrusted with designing the ironwork and lighting. The entrance door of the pavilion was adorned with "very finely crafted wrought iron grilles designed by Rateau," which gained significant recognition. It was extensively documented in several articles and publications, such as: The Design Our double door features an Art Deco design very close to the original piece. Stylized palm tree motifs extend from the bottom to the top of each panel and are also present on the lintel. The fronds are painted in silver-white with golden edges, and the top of each palm tree is adorned with an oval sculpted in bas-relief with purely Art Deco shapes. The doorposts are decorated with geometric shapes alternating between solids and voids. The handle blends seamlessly into the design, taking the form of a palm frond that narrows and curls at its tip. Other Creations Rateau and Baguès designed another door for the Pavilion of Elegance, which was sold at Ivoire in Chartres on October 26, 2020. This door featured wrought iron ornaments evoking a pleated drapery, referencing the fashion creations displayed inside the pavilion. To date, our research has not been able to determine the exact project for which this door was commissioned. However, it is confirmed to be a variation with slight modifications to the original design. ```