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Fireback with 2 angels holding a coat of arms from 1690.

Louis XIV style cast iron fireback from the 17th century decorated with the crowned coat of arms of the Kings of France supported by two angels in robes. The date 1690 is above.

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Stained glass window from a chapel with Mary as central figure

19th century stained glass window from a chapel in Bordeaux signed Mauméjean, Neo-Gothic style. Representing three hieratic standing figures placed on pedestals each in a separate stained glass panel. The central figure, is an woman dressed in bright green, representing Mary Magdalena, on her left, the pondering figure of a saint holding a staff, and on her right dressed in Roman attire a crowned King holding a harp and singing up towards the skies, representing King David. Above are three rosettes, featuring the faces of flying angel with red and green wings. The colors of the stained glass are strikingly bright, the features have been painted with attention to detail. Unfortunately we were unable to salvage the stone frame. This stained glass window is one of three – see items # 1027 and 1029.

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Semi-statuary marble mantel made in 1960

Small French Regence style mantel carved out of a beautiful, slightly veined semi-statuary marble. Using the basic design of the later Louis XIV style mantel, the entablature here is curved in a typically French Regence manner. The front is adorned with an asymmetrical foliaged cartouche, flanked on both sides by molded panels and protruding spandrels. The double panel design on the jambs is both sober and elegant.

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Polychrome marble mantel probably from an 18th century altar

Mantel composed of an assemblage of polychrome marble elements probably from an 18th century altar in Northern Italy. The scrolls and foliage of the entablature and the jambs are made of different marbles. The ornate parts of the mantel appear to be made of four symmetrically arranged elements of the same shape.

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Louis XIV style mantel in Incarnat Turquin marble, decorated by a Poseidon carved in statuary marble

This Louis XIV-style mantelpiece in Incarnat Turquin was executed at the beginning of the 20th century, in 1907. The upper part of the lintel takes the form of an architectural cornice. At its center is a white marble bas-relief depicting the god Poseidon driving the three horses of his chariot (a large shell) over the foam; behind him, a dolphin emerges from the waves. The bas-relief is signed E. Richard (?) and dated 1907. The lower part of the lintel and the jambs are molded. The strong contrasts in the marble add to the decorative aspect of the mantel.

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Regence style trumeau topped with a shell

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Louis XIV style red marble mantel