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Mahogany newel post and staircase late 19th century.

Staircase in solid mahogany, beautiful color and quality. A complete staircase from the newel post to the second floor landing. Has vertical elements for the beginning of a second flight of stairs.

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Judgement of Paris 16th century fireback

Charming 16th century cast iron fireback , representing the Judgment of Paris. This Renaissance’s essential subject is here represented after Raffaello Sanzio’s version, engraved by Marco Antonio Raimondi, which success had caused a very large amount of artifacts copying its pattern. Like in Raffaello’s version, the young prince is sit under a tree on the left and the three goddesses face him, the last one turning her back. Paris’s profile highlights the muscles of his back and legs, an important element for Raffaello was then the first to paint antiquity nudes for all the Judgment of Paris’s characters. In order to adapt the prolific genius’s painting, the master metalworker gave Minerva a shield and Juno a royal scepter, so that they’d be better recognized. This solution has been adopted for the embossed design of medals in the same period, as those preserved in the Louvre museum. Overhanging the composition in a mandorla, a winged Cupid, holding his bow and quiver, expresses the supremacy of his power. The 16th century puts indeed Eros’s power in the spotlight, particularly through the Neoplatonistic mystique known by Raffaello, as a world-making force. Eros is thus the first of all gods, here making his law : the victory of love upon the other virtues that are wisdom and force. The scene is flanked by bay leaves topped by laurel wreathed heads, maybe poets. On either side of Cupid, a pair of Moorish heads; two scrolled acanthus leaves rise up and join together above the mandorla.

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Rare antique 17th-century fireback with Satan

This rare antique fireback was made during the 17th century. Two men are supporting an imposing crown and two intertwined banners with inscriptions. The man on the right, with its craggy body and its strong chin with a beard, reminds Satan.

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18th century fireback with chinoiserie decoration

Cast iron fireback made in the 18th century with a chinoiserie decoration, after a drawing by François Boucher, showing an emperor being served. The chinoiseries are one of the characteristics of the Louis XV style. Many chinoiseries were designed by Boucher, also adapted to furniture, porcelain.

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Antique fireback of Empire style

Antique fireback in the Empire style with mask decoration in a wreath of flowers.

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Modern fireback with the French Revolution attributs

This modern fireback was made of cast iron. It is adorned with the attributs of the French Revolution such as the rooster and the Phrygian cap.

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Regency style fireplace in red marble