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Gothic stone capital with coat of arms

Gothic style capital. Mythological female figures hold a coat of arms: "three passing animals, oppressed by a sword". We have not been able to identify the family represented by the coat of arms.

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Stained glass window from a chapel with Jesus 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 Jesus holding an open Bible and raising his hand as if to preach; on his left stands Mary (or Mary Magdalene?) looking at him in adoration; on his right John the Baptist wearing a simple cloth, holding a bamboo cross with a banner written ECCE HOMO, and pointing towards Jesus. Above these three panels, are three small rosettes, two side by side featuring the faces of angels with colourful wings – one red the other green. Above, the third rosette we see the emblem of the bishop. The colours 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 # 1028 and 1029.

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Louis XV style mantel white marble with console jambs

Louis XV style white marble mantel, with canted console jambs adorned with acanthus leaves and hanging palm leaves. At the middle of the entablature a large fan shaped ornament made of carved leaves with scrolled tips. The curved hearth opening is lined with moldings.

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An important 17th century stone fireplace

Important Renaissance stone fireplace, built in the 17th century.

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Antique Empire style cast iron fireback with military trophy

Early 19th century cast iron fireback, Empire style, with military trophy decoration (armor, shields, spearheads).

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Antique fireback with Saint Andrew's Cross decoration dated 1824

Large antique cast iron fireback decorated with the Cross of Saint Andrew and dated 1824.

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Fireback with Hermes' caduceus and horns of plenty

This fireback was made of cast iron in the late 18th century. It is adorned with a canopy under which two horns of plenty frame a caduceus. Represented by a laurel or olive tree stick, surmounted by two wings and encircled by two interlaced snakes, the caduceus, in Greek mythology, is one of Hermes' attributes. It's used to heal the snakes' bites and represents through the snakes interlacing the union of the earth and the sky. Apart from Hermes, the goddess Iris was also represented with a caducée, because she was also Hera's messenger.

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Antique fireback with pillars of Hercules, 18th century

This fireback was made of cast iron during the 18th century. It is adorned with the Pilllars of Hercules, name given in the Roman antiquity to the mountains which bordered the Strait of Gibraltar and which symbolized the frontier between the civilized world and an unknown or dangerous world. The Pillars received their name from one of the twelve works of Hercules, during which he had to recover the oxen of Geryon, a triple-body monster, in order to bring them back to Eurystheus, who offered them to Hera in sacrifice.

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Louis XV style fireback " The aristocrats and the beggar"

This fireback was made of cast iron in the late 19th century. It is adorned with a scene where are standing two artistocrat women as show their riche dresses, facing a beggar. The characters a framed by an important Rococo decoration where are mixed acanthus leaves, volutes and shells.

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Cast iron fireback decorated with a chariot of Apollo

Made of cast iron, this fireback is decorated with an Apollo on his chariot drawn by two horses. The scene is depicted in a clouds décor.

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Small Louis XV style plate with fire pot and chocolate pot

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Small fireback in the Louis XV style, decorated with a medallion featuring an illuminated C.

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Napoleon III style mantel with black marble modillon

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Regency-style gilded trumeau

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Louis XVI style mantel with Ionic half-columns in statuary marble

This Louis XVI style fireplace is carved in statuary marble, an all-white marble from the Carrares quarries in the Apuan Alps. The band is adorned with numerous plant motifs carved in great detail, with reliefs that vary throughout. It is symmetrical, organized around a central motif like a bouquet of acanthus leaves and flowers. The main acanthus leaf motif runs the length of the band in scrolls, ending in sinuous lines of ivy leaves. The console part of the leg is decorated with a floral motif of acanthus leaves curling around themselves and a central bud. The rest of the leg is carved to represent an Ionic column, recognized by its scrolled capital and molded base, in this case decorated with acanthus leaves. The flutes of the column are filled with field grasses, a recurring motif in the Louis XVI style, which blends motifs from nature and Greek antiquity.

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Louis XV style fireplace with three shells, in Carrara marble

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Important Regency style fireplace in Carrara marble