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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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An antique fireback with Minerva, 18th century

Antique fireback from the late 18th century decorated with Minerva. A similar plaque appears in Henri Carpentier's book, "Les plaques de chimées" and is reported as part of the Nicora collection in Paris. Unlike the fireback of the Nicora collection, ours has a key motif and a pair of scissors on both sides of Minerva.

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Cast iron fireback from the 17th century, decorated with a knight's height

Beautiful antique 17th century fireback made out of cast iron with unidentified wedding coat of arms surmounted by a ducal crown and a knight's helm.

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Modern fireback with Diana the Huntress

Cast iron fireback made in the 20th century, decorated with Diana the Huntress. Diana, accompanied by her dog, carrying an arrow and blowing in a horn, takes place in a classical architecture with fluted pilasters

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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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Cast iron fireback from a 16th century original model, 20th century

This fireback was moulded in the 20th century on an original one from the 16th century. It is adorned with a fleur-de-lis, two angels holding a ribbon with four crosses, above a coat of arms where two standing lions are facing each other.

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Cast iron fireback " The flower seller"

Cast iron fireback presenting a flower seller, framed by plant motifs and topped with acanthus leaves.

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Fine Black marble Modillion mantel

Made of fine Black marble from Belgium, this mantel presents a sculpted décor. The jambs are adorned with modillions in the shape of curled leaves, supporting an entablature and a straight shelf.