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Antique cast iron fireback with France and Navarra coat of arms dated 1613

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Eugène SOLEAU - Chandelier with Beshimi masks

Japanese style chandelier in gilded bronze with four lights, featuring three Beshimi masks inspired by the Japanese Nô theater and three fans, lined with green and violet glass paste, fans ornated on their base by a tarantula, a seahorse and a dragonfly, blooming branches of cherry trees. Signatures engraved on the handle of a fan "E. SOLEAU" and "PARIS" . It is likely that Eugène Soleau drew inspiration from the sculptor Emmanuel Fremiet (1824-1910) for this chandelier. We find the composition of Beshimi's masks on a model of chandelier created by Fremiet and by the architect Emile Vaudremer (1829-1914) for the Hotel Dervillé now in the permanent collection of the Orsay Museum (OAO 1651). The Fremiet chandelier is composed of an interwoven boa around the stem ending with a Beshimi mask. Bibliography : Alastair Duncan, "The Paris Salons, 1895-1914, Volume V: Objects of Art," Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, 1999, model to be compared with that reproduced on p. 501.

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An antique Empire fireplace made out of black marble, witrh bronze ornaments and detached columns

Beautiful antique Empire period fireplace made in the early 19th century in a black marble. The columns of Doric order support an important frieze that is adorned with gilt bronze ornaments: Greek theater mask, Pegasus, palmettes and rosettes. The detached columns are relatively rare and are characteristic of Empire style fireplaces.

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Antique Louis XVI style fireplace mantel in Carrara marble with bronze ornaments

This curved Louis XVI style fireplace was carved in the 19th century in Carrara marble with gilded bronze ornaments such as a pearl frieze on the feet, rosettes on the jambs and asparagus capitals on the flutes.

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Pair of Baccarat crystal vases with Japanese decoration

Pair of vases with Japanese decoration in Baccarat crystal and gilt bronze frame.

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Remarkable and monumental Flemish Neo-Renaissance style fireplace, second half of the 19th century

This monumental fireplace was made in Belgian Petit Granit in the second half of the 19th century inspired by the Flemish Renaissance art answering the revival vogue of this period. Our fireplace shows a very rich sculpted decor and gilt bronze ornamentation. The curved jambs are sculpted with large fluted scrolls surmounted by bronze capitals with arabesque decoration. Ths sides are also adorned with a beautiful sculpted decor of acanthus leaves scrolls and roses. The jambs are holding a large entablature made of Brèche Sanguine, the Petit Granit console architectural elements form the pattern of its decor that keeps going on each side. Six of them are adorned with a standing lion, the mouth opened and holding between his paws a shield, they support a large moulding cornice decorated with an acanthus leaves frieze. The entablature is also adorned with four painted medallions depicting portraits in bronze frames and a romantic scene flanked by two stylized dolphins in scrolls decoration. Many stylized fleur-de-lys are decorating the cast iron insert framed by a gilt bronze openwork frieze surmounted on its center by a bronze dragon in haut-relief. The cast iron fireback depicts a salamander in flames that we can compare to the emblem of Francis I, famous king of the French Renaissance.

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Set of around 19 m² of terracotta floor tiles in square shape

Antique terracotta floor tiles of around 19 m² in a square shape, from the 19th century. The sides are for 1"3/16 thick.

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Antique cast iron fireback with the French coat of arms of the 18th century

This exceptionally large fireback with the French coat of arms was made in the 18th century century. In the centre of a frame are the main arms, azure with three golden fleurs-de-lys, topped by a royal crown. They are surrounded by two palm leaves joined at the ends by a ribbon. At the four corners of the frame, four fleurs-de-lys point towards the centre. The edge of the frame is adorned with a decorative frieze. On the outside, the arms of France are again depicted six times, in a smaller scale; those in the upper corners of the plaque face the corners of the frame.

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Louis XVI style mantel with curved flutes and carved capitals in highly veined Arabescato marble

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Louis XIV style mantel with acroterion in Rouge du Nord marble

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Louis XVI style trumeau adorned with a medallion topped with a ribbon

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Beautiful Louis XVI style fireplace with very rich decoration, sculpted in Carrara marble

This fireplace was crafted at the end of the 19th century in white Carrara marble. The material displays a fine grain and discreet grey veining. The overall design is in the Louis XVI style. The structure features a wide moulded shelf set on a straight entablature. The façade is arranged in three sections: a central frieze flanked by two long panels, and two console-shaped jambs resting on square bases. The opening is rectangular, framed by a simple surround that reveals a cast iron interior. The carved decoration is abundant and precise. At the centre of the frieze, a bouquet of flowers in high relief is tied with a ribbon; open blossoms, buds and small berries can be distinguished, each leaf treated individually. The side panels are animated with a regular scroll pattern: the volutes form medallions enclosing rosettes and small fruits, bordered by a string of pearls. Beneath the frieze, a central console (with leafy drop and small dentilled blocks) emphasises the axis. The jambs, shaped as consoles, are enriched with a long vertical panel: a vegetal drop with central braiding ending in a foliage motif at the bottom, while the top of each jamb bears a block decorated with a fleuron. The cast iron interior continues the vegetal vocabulary. The lintel carries a central trophy composed of a drum with its sticks, framed by branches tied with a ribbon. Each side panel shows a vertical motif of a stylised vase or bouquet placed on scrolls, within a beaded frame following the contour. On the floor, the rectangular hearth slab in white marble is decorated with three dark insets aligned across the front of the firebox, giving rhythm to the base. The ensemble combines classical order with rich floral decoration, characteristic of the revival of the Louis XVI style at the end of the 19th century.

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Louis XIV style fireplace in highly veined black Marquina marble