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Carrara marble mantel with Vulcan's forge cartouche

Of Neoclassical inspiration this white mantel allies the simplicity of Louis XVI style lines and Renaissance motifs. This mixture of styles is typical of the 19th century. The jambs are entirely decorated in the grotesque mode : cups and bouquets of fruits and flowers create vertical decoration. Interlaced acanthus leaf swirls run across the entablature; a cartouche carved in bas relief is placed at the center of this frieze representing men working in a forge dressed in antique togas. The reference of this scene is probably to Vulcan’s forge, a very popular decorative motif in the arts. However such iconography is rare and therefore precious in a mantel. The floral and antique themes are typical of the Louis XVI style.

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Stained glass window from a chapel with Mary 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 an woman dressed in bright green, representing Mary Magdalena, on her left, the pondering figure of a saint holding a staff, and on her right dressed in Roman attire a crowned King holding a harp and singing up towards the skies, representing King David. Above are three rosettes, featuring the faces of flying angel with red and green wings. The colors 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 # 1027 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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19th Century red Griotte marble mantel

Beautiful antique Regence style mantel made in the nineteenth century. The lintel is the support of a beautiful decoration of three large acanthus leaves and flowers. The corbel shaped jambs are covered with an oak leaf design, while the heads bear acanthus leaves, set at an angle. The use of Red Griotte marble makes this an exceptional piece.

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Antique stained glass window signed "Bitterlin Paris 1883"

This stained glass window with mousquetaire decor is of exceptional quality. Its decor and the technique put into creating it is of a rare quality. This stained glass window is signed "Bitterlin Paris 1883".

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Important pair of wrought iron andirons, 19th century

Important and rare pair of wrought iron andirons , Neo-Gothic style , made during the 19th century. The wrought iron work is quite exceptional by its high quality.

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18th century fireback with French and Navarre arms

This antique Louis XIV style fireback was made in the 18th century. It is decorated with the coat of arms of France and Navarre and the necklace of the Order of the King.

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Modern fireback with a personage and his cat warming up by the fireplace

Cast iron fireback made in the 20th century depicting a peasant interior scene with an old man sitting on a chair warming himself near his large open fireplace, accompanied by his cat.

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Cast iron statue fountain representing a child with a shell

Antique cast iron statue forming a fountain realized in the 19th century, representing a child with a shell.

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Original set of a pair of wooden shutters and railings, rustic style, mid-19th centur

This set is composed of a pair of wooden shutters decorated with branch-shaped motifs on the inner side and a railing imitating wooden branches. Made in the middle of the 19th century, the set comes from a house in the Rococo style. The rocailleur style appeared in France in architecture and gardens from the mid-1840s with the development of artificial cement and the use of concrete. It defines an ornamental work that imitates nature whether it is rocks or natural stones, which is then called rocaillage or wood called rusticage. It was the World's Fairs and especially the creation of the Buttes-Chaumont in 1867 that contributed to the development and recognition of this French style imitating nature.

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Pair of oval planters in stone

Pair of important oval planters sculpted in stone and decorated with a specific cut in its upper part forming a crown with many facets and prominent angles.

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Small Pompadour model fireplace in Enjugerais marble

This Louis XV style fireplace was made of Enjugerais marble in the late 19th century. It's the Pompadour model which is recognizable thanks to its serpentine entablature and its central medallion.

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Louis XV firescreen with roses in gilt bronze

This firescreen was made of gilt bronze in the late 20th century. Its curved and countercurved edges are typicale of the Louis XV style that highlights the use of acanthus leaves and shells for the decoration that we find here and there in this curves succession. On the central motif and on the top, we notice the presence of small roses of which the chisel quality has to be underlined as dor the rest of the Rococo decoration.

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Antique oak door with frame

This antique door was made of oak in the late 19th century. It receives a paneled and moulded decoration, a central handle and a lock.

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Spannish oak door with frame, 18th century

This antique oak door is a Spannish work from the 18th century. It depicts a sculpted decoration composed of rectangles and squares.

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Simple door with mirrors

This simple door was made at the end of the 19th century, it has mirrors on one of its side, while the other one shows a paneled decoration. It is provided with a beautiful handle adorned with a ciseled decoration.

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Lunel stone mantel model Pompadour

This mantel was made of Lunel stone in the late 19th century. It is the Pompadour model recognizable thanks to the central medallion adorning the serpentine header.

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Small Louis XVI fireplace in Bleu Fleuri marble

This small Louis XVI style mantel was carved in Bleu Fleuri marble in the late 19th century. The straight entablature is panelled and has square motifs in the corners. It is supported by rudented fluted jambs.

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Important set of wooden railings from Egypt

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Large Neo-Renaissance walnut mantel with carved scrollwork

Large walnut mantel from the late 19th century. The upper part of the mantel presents a frame on a background of scrollworks whose. The entablature is adorned with a cornice underlined with gadroons. The entablature is supported by two detached Ionic columns resting on square pedestals.

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Porte cochère with cast-iron grate

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Louis XV period stone mantel

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17 m² of linear oak parquet flooring

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Set of 4 curved double doors

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Two-tone Directoire-style granite mantel with detached black marble columns

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MIR in Lyon, set of four cast-iron tank doors

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Pair of andirons with scrolled feet

These two iron andirons each have a straight upright ending in a point at the top. The base is adorned with a diamond-shaped nail. The lower part have soft curves in the shape of an S and an inverted S, ending in small scrolls.

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Lion-headed earthenware stove with Royal Red marble top

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Louis XIV style mantel in Incarnat Turquin marble, decorated by a Poseidon carved in statuary marble

This Louis XIV-style mantelpiece in Incarnat Turquin was executed at the beginning of the 20th century, in 1907. The upper part of the lintel takes the form of an architectural cornice. At its center is a white marble bas-relief depicting the god Poseidon driving the three horses of his chariot (a large shell) over the foam; behind him, a dolphin emerges from the waves. The bas-relief is signed E. Richard (?) and dated 1907. The lower part of the lintel and the jambs are molded. The strong contrasts in the marble add to the decorative aspect of the mantel.

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Approx. 28 m² of linear parquet flooring

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Giuseppe PARVIS (attributed to), Egyptian Revival Mirror, circa 1900

This mirror, with its Egyptian-style design, was created by Giuseppe Parvis around 1900. Giuseppe Parvis (1831-1909) studied at the Accademia Albertina in Turin. Fascinated by Egypt, he moved to Cairo in 1859 to design Egyptian-inspired furniture. The cabinetmaker and decorator quickly gained international fame through World and International Expositions, including those in Paris (1867), Philadelphia (1876), Milan (1881), and Turin (1884), where he received prestigious awards. Highly esteemed at the court of the Khedive of Egypt, he furnished several palaces before returning to Italy in 1900. By the early 20th century, Parvis was exporting a significant portion of his creations, exerting considerable influence on the market. The base of the mirror features an inverted stylized lotus flower, within which the sculpted face of an Egyptian with a false beard is carved. This rests on a pink marble pedestal. Above it is an inverted headdress of an Egyptian deity, which may resemble one of the four statues located at the back of the sanctuary of Gerf Hussein in Egypt. The circular mirror is adorned with numerous pointed pendants. On the right and left, two serpents mimic the uraeus, the symbol of pharaonic authority, and two pendants with blue-and-white chevrons hang from them. The mirror is crowned with a scarab beetle with falcon wings, referencing the god Khepri. The back of the mirror is covered with embroidered fabric featuring geometric patterns characteristic of ancient Egypt, as well as the uraeus. This mirror, born from an Italian’s passion for Egypt, fully embodies the spirit of Egyptomania, which persisted into the 20th century in the realm of European decorative arts.

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Louis XIV style red marble mantel

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Louis XVI style mantel in statuary marble with Ionic columns

This Louis XVI-style fireplace is carved in statuary marble, a uniformly white marble from the Carrara quarries in the Apuan Alps. The band is composed of three parts. A central carved section, similar to a frieze from ancient Greek monuments, depicts four toddlers on clouds looking at and showing a painting. The other two parts are identical, decorating the band with rectangles of pearls, a motif frequently used in the Louis XVI style. The console part of the fireplace is adorned with a floral motif of overlapping acanthus leaves and a central knob in the shape of a flower. The rest of the base is a half-column of the Ionic order, recognizable by its molded base and scrolls on the capitals. The column's flutes are partly filled with field grasses, then with marble.

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Cast iron fireback dated 1693, decorated with a radiant sun and architectural symbols

Rare plaque de cheminée en fonte moulée, de forme cintrée, datée 1693. Elle est ornée en son centre d’un visage solaire aux rayons stylisés, motif emblématique souvent associé à la royauté et à la lumière. La scène est encadrée par une structure architecturale évoquant un fronton triangulaire reposant sur deux colonnes tournées. À l’intérieur du fronton, on distingue une croix potencée surmontant un globe, éléments à connotation spirituelle ou symbolique. La date 1693 est clairement visible de part et d’autre du globe. Une corde moulurée encadre l’ensemble du décor.

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Pair of gilt bronze andirons, Restoration style, early 19th century

Pair of finely chiseled gilt bronze andirons, characteristic of the French Restoration style, circa 1820–1830. Each andiron features a cylindrical shaft topped with a stylized flame, set on an openwork base richly decorated with vegetal scrolls, beaded garlands, and a central female mask in low relief. The shafts are engraved with a royal crown above an oval medallion framed by laurel branches, containing three fleurs-de-lys — a symbolic reference to the restored Bourbon monarchy. The iconography clearly places the pieces in the Restoration period (1814–1830). The precision of the chiseling and the well-preserved gilding highlight the exceptional craftsmanship. Both ornamental and functional, these andirons would have adorned the fireplaces of aristocratic or affluent bourgeois interiors in the early 19th century.

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Approximately 35 m² of Versailles-style parquet flooring

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Empire style fireplace in blue Turquin marble with statuary marble columns

This Empire-style fireplace was crafted in Bleu Turquin marble and statuary marble. Bleu Turquin displays its characteristic oblique veining in deep blue-grey tones, while the statuary marble, used for the columns and certain decorative panels, provides a bright and even contrast. The overall form follows a straight, architectural structure typical of the Empire style. The mantel shelf, with gently softened edges, rests on a simple entablature where a large horizontal band in statuary marble forms the central panel. On either side, two lateral blocks mark the returns and frame the façade. The fire opening is surrounded by a straight Bleu Turquin marble frame. Two pairs of engaged columns, also in statuary marble, rise from Bleu Turquin bases and give the façade its visual rhythm. The fireplace is adorned with several carved decorations. The large central panel features a finely carved vegetal garland composed of layered leaves and small flowers arranged in a symmetrical composition. The two side panels, also in statuary marble, are decorated with shallow-relief sculpted wreaths. The statuary marble columns are topped with moulded capitals, with the bases and collars accentuated by a dark Bleu Turquin band. The cast iron interior is decorated with a prominent relief: in the centre, a classical chariot drawn by horses and led by a male figure, likely Helios, stands out in gilt against the black background. The interior jambs each bear a vertical motif composed of a sphinx surmounted by a stylised vase or urn, also in gilt cast iron. The whole ensemble is structured, symmetrical, and characteristic of the Empire aesthetic, in which antique themes are frequently reproduced.