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Extraordinary monumental fireplace signed by Jules Allard and Louis Ardisson coming from the Berwind Estate, Fifth Avenue, New York

This extraordinary monumental fireplace was made out of Breche violette marble , Carrara Statuary marble , gilded bronze and green patina bronze. It was designed by Jules Allard for the Manhattan residence of Edward Julius Berwind, 828 Fifth Avenue, New York City, in 1894. Sculptures were realized by Louis Ardisson , french sculptor. The large low-relief representating the “Triumph of Neptune” is signed by both Allard and Ardisson : « J ALLARD ET SES FILS/INV » and « LOUIS ARDISSON FECIT ». A pair of gilded winged putti bearing Edward Julius Berwind’s monogrammed cartouche surmounts the overmantel, composed of an architectural frame molded with a copper-colored egg-and-dart friezes. This frame encloses a low-relief feature carved out of Statuary Carrara marble by Louis Ardisson featuring Neptune, surrounded by Nereids, dolphins and winged putti. The fireplace features a molded rectangular entablature adorned with a Statuary Carrara marble frieze also carved by Louis Ardisson , a winter allegory featuring putti and sleeping hounds, in a bronze frame that runs down on either side of the hearth. The mantel is flanked by a male Atlant and a female caryatid , with green-patinated bronze skin, hooded and draped in gilded bronze lion-pelts. They are exceptional by their monumental statue and quality achievement. When Edward J. Berwind moved to New York, he bought a large land on which he built in 1894 a sublime mansion at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 64th Street, only a few blocs away from Central Park and many wealthy neighbors such as William K. Vanderbilt, Cornelius Vanderbilt II, and Mrs. William B. Astor. For the interior decoration of this luxurious estate, he hires the famous decorator Jules Allard , a French established in the US in 1885. Jules Allard was then at the height of its fame : in collaboration with architect Richard Morris Hunt, he works for the wealthiest families of the East Coast of the United States, like the Vanderbilts. Thus he realized the decor of "Marble House", the summer residence of William Kissam Vanderbilt and his wife Alva in Newport, Rhose Island. Delighted with Allard's work, Edward J. Berwind hired him again in 1901 for the important decoration of his wonderful estate in Newport, "The Elms".

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Stairway banister by Raymond Subes, 1960

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Antique fireback with two coat of arms

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Antique cast iron fireback with two coat of arms

Very beautiful and rare 18th century cast iron fireback with coats of arms, Louis XV style .

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Pompadour style fireplace in Breche d'Alep marble

This beautiful Louis XV style Breche d' Alep marble fireplace is called Pompadour referring to the Marquise de Pompadour, major woman figure of the 18th century and mistress of King Louis XV. Pompadour model is characterized by a serpentine front molded with a medallion (stylized variant of the shell). The legs of this model are curved, topped with carved scrolls.

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Cast iron fireback with village life scene

Made of cast iron, this fireback is decorated with a scene of village life. In the centre, two men are sitting facing each other and drinking from glasses. Another figure is sitting next to them, his head resting on the table. A young woman is standing behind one of the figures sitting at the table, putting her hands on his shoulders. Another man is standing back from the stage. The setting is a forest setting.

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Pair of straight high andirons

These two high andirons each consist of a long upright to which two hooks (a larger one at the top and a smaller one just above the base) are attached. A simple arc, flared at the bottom for greater stability, forms the foot. The flare is asymmetrical: it is accentuated on the outer side of the pair.

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Regence style mantel in Campan marble

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Napoleon III-style gilded trumeau with openwork shells

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Bronze helmet spark arrester, 19th century

This bronze spark arrester was made around 1880. Inside an architectural structure chiseled with volutes and leaves, a scalloped outline holds the screen of the fire arrester. The mesh, which is original and decorated with gridded and interspersed patterns, has a slight accident. The bronze piece is supported on either side by two column-shaped feet ending in four snail-shaped branches. On each column culminates a medieval helmet with a beautiful plume in the spirit of Théodore Gechter, a famous sculptor and bronze-worker of the first half of the century. Under the top of the breastplate, we can make out two laurel branches and a coat of arms decorated with a band and a point. Indeed, at the beginning of the 19th century, artists rediscovered the Middle Ages, a period until then totally set aside in favor of Antiquity. This bronze piece bears witness to this newfound taste for medieval themes.

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Double door with small beveled panes