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Beautiful antique fireback with Albert de Luynes's coat of arms, 17th century

This beautiful antique fireback was made in the 17th century. It shows the coat of arms of the Albert de Luynes family hold by two savage men with a ducal crown, a peer coat and the king's orders. Born on December,25th 1620 in the Louvre and dead on the 10th of Octobre 1690 in Paris, Louis-Charles d'Albert de Luynes second duke of Luynes and peer of France, was a translator and moralist. He was the first one to translate in French the work of René Descartes. We also owe him many moral and devotion books. Son of Charles d'Albert, duke of Luynes, Louis XIII's favorite, and of Marie de Rohan-Montbazon, Louis-Charles d'Albert de Luynes was received to the parliament as a peer on November, 24th 1639 and as knight to the king's order on December, 31th 1661. He lived for a long time with the Solitaires of Port-Royal, building a castle in Vaumurier, very close to the Port-Royal-des-Champs Abbey where he received Blaise Pascal and the young Jean Racine. He was also distinguished on the head of his regiment attacked by the Spannish in Arras on August, 2nd 1640 and for many other occasions. After his death, his body was brought to the church of the hospital de Luynes that he founded and exhumed there. An identical fireback is kept on the hôtel Bouthillier de Chavigny, 7 rue de Sévigné à Paris, and illustrated on Philippe Palasi's book "Heraldic firebacks"

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Regence style garden fountain with double basin in stone

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Louis XVI period mantel in Sarrancolin marble

This Louis XVI period mantel was carved in Sarrancolin marble. The straight entablature is flanked in the corners by two square rosettes, characteristic of the art under Louis XVI. The slightly curved jambs are simply decorated with rudentures.

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Napoleon III style mantel in Marquina marble

This beautiful Marquina marble mantel was made in the 19th century. The entablature, like the connecting dice, is decorated with diamond shapes. The curved console jambs are adorned with leaves and rests on square bases.

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Louis XV style Pompadour mantel in red Campan marble

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Louis XV style mantel in veined Carrara marble

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Louis XVI style fireplace in Carrara marble, with fluted legs

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Louis XV style fireplace in purple breccia, decorated with a shell

Fireplace in brèche violette marble, made in the 19th century in the Louis XV style. It features a curved panel adorned at its center with a sculpted shell in relief, framed by soft moldings that follow the curve of the lintel. This ornamentation is characteristic of the rocaille aesthetic typical of the style. The curved jambs are decorated with sculpted scrolls and oval medallions in a symmetrical design. Their rounded profile extends to the floor with a slight projection at the base. The molded and overhanging top of the fireplace closely follows the line of the panel, enhancing the overall movement of the piece. The marble used is brèche violette, recognizable by its irregular fragments blending deep violet, white, beige, and grey tones. Highly prized in the 19th century for its rich color palette, this stone gives the fireplace a lively and animated appearance.