FRENCH, LOUIS XVI, EMPIRE ANTIQUE FIREPLACES

Stock: 16480

A fine Louis XVI chimneypiece in a beautiful breche d'Aleppe marble. Simple in form, this fireplace has a panelled frieze centred by an integral paterae tablet, which is echoed on the endblocks, which in turn are mounted over panelled jambs.

French, late 19th century.

Outside to outside footblock 150.4cm

	Width	Height	Depth
External	60 1⁄8" 152.7 cms	46 1⁄4" 117.5 cms	15 7⁄8" 40.5 cms
Internal	40 5⁄8" 103.2 cms	35 3⁄16" 89.5 cms

Stock: 16644

A beautiful French Empire period fireplace in an unusual, deep breccia marble. The marble has a deep red hue and incorporates grey brown and even yellow tones, with some sparse white veining. The moulded shelf sits over the plain frieze, which is supported on corbels over flat jambs.
A fireplace that showcases the marble with its simplicity of design.

French, early 19th century.

Outside footblock to outside footblock measurement: 151.5cm

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	62" 157.5 cms	41 1⁄4" 105 cms	15 5⁄8" 39.5 cms
Internal	45" 114.4 cms	30 11⁄16" 78 cms

Stock: 16506

A charming French Louis XVI Fireplace in a very softly mottled Carrara marble. The slender shelf sits over a fluted frieze, which is mounted with tablet carved with a ribbon tied garland of daises - this is a rare design! The acanthine paterae endblocks are mounted over fluted, console jambs.

French, late 19th century.

Outer footblock to footblock width 60" 152.5cms.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	61 3⁄8" 156 cms	43 1⁄2" 110.4 cms	15 3⁄8" 39 cms
Internal	44 11⁄16" 113.6 cms	34" 86.3 cms

Stock: 16562

A large and grand bolection fireplace in the most beautifully veined breche violette marble. With a wide moulded shelf, this deep bolection fireplace has Greek corners and scrolls on the jambs, elevating it beyond the usual simplicity that typifies the style.

French, c.1850.

Outer footblock to footblock width 63" 160cms

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	65" 165.2 cms	43 1⁄2" 110.5 cms	16 11⁄16" 42.5 cms
Internal	41 1⁄4" 105 cms	35 3⁄16" 89.5 cms

Stock: 16561

A fine antique Louis XVI fireplace in a beautifully veined Seravezza marble. The fireplace has a moulded shelf which rests over a stop-fluted frieze, framed by acanthus paterae over elegant jambs.

French, mid 19th century.

Notes: Seravezza marble has been one of the most sought after since antiquity. Widely used by the Etruscans, the Tuscan quarries were later purchased by the Medici family, who used the marble for many of the buildings in Florence. Michelangelo was sent to open the quarry and improve access to it, but it has since closed, making fireplaces in this marble particularly sought after.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	64 11⁄16" 164.3 cms	45" 114.3 cms	13 11⁄16" 34.7 cms
Internal	48 11⁄16" 123.7 cms	35 5⁄8" 90.5 cms

Stock: 16550

A wide and low Empire fireplace in a buttery crema Valencia marble. The moulded shelf rests on a panelled frieze, with deep scrolling console jambs.

French, late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	60 13⁄16" 154.5 cms	40 3⁄16" 102 cms	14 13⁄16" 37.5 cms
Internal	46 7⁄8" 119 cms	32 5⁄8" 82.7 cms

Stock: 6597

A small French chimneypiece in an unusual, creamy orange marble with coral veining. The softly rounded opening is surrounded by a panelled frieze and jambs, the simplicity of which lets the marble sing.

French, late 19th century.

The depth can be reduced if desired.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	47 3⁄16" 120 cms	39 3⁄8" 100 cms	15 11⁄16" 39.8 cms
Internal	30 11⁄16" 78 cms	33 1⁄8" 84 cms

Stock: 16551

A Louis XVI fireplace in a salmon coloured Buixcarro Crema Marble. The red hued marble is highlighted with decorative ormolu mounts.

French, c.1900.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	57 11⁄16" 146.6 cms	42 13⁄16" 108.6 cms	14 3⁄16" 36 cms
Internal	41 1⁄8" 104.3 cms	33 1⁄4" 84.5 cms

Stock: 15218

A very fine and grand 19th century arched fireplace in a pure white Bianco P marble. Perhaps the best feature of this fireplace is the exceptional carving; the moulded shelf rests on an underfrieze carved with an egg and dart moulding, which in turn sits above the beautifully carved stop-fluted freize, with a central ribboned garland of laurel leaves. The beautifully stepped and panelled jambs are also decorated with deftly carved ribboned laurel. These substantial jambs enclose an arched opening with very decorative foliate spandrels.

Belgian, mid-19th century.

Outside footblock to outside footblock 182.3cm

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	76 3⁄8" 194 cms	47 7⁄8" 121.7 cms	16 1⁄8" 41 cms
Internal	39 3⁄8" 100 cms	32 1⁄2" 82.5 cms

Stock: 15895

A fine Louis XVI fireplace in boldly veined green and violet Breche Violette marble, with floral endblock paterae either side of the low fluted frieze, supported on acanthus leaf adorned jambs. Cast iron insert not available.
French, late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	52 13⁄16" 134.2 cms	42 1⁄4" 107.5 cms	14 5⁄8" 37 cms
Internal	38" 96.5 cms	33 1⁄4" 84.5 cms

Stock: 15906

A large and imposing fireplace in Belgian black marble. This striking fireplace has a very deep shelf which rests on freestanding fluted columns which are mounted with ormolu capitals and collars, which echo the subtle ormolu embellishments on the frieze. This frames the stepped bolection ingrounds. A true statement piece.

Belgian, late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	69 7⁄8" 177.5 cms	50" 127 cms	17 1⁄2" 44.5 cms
Internal	36 11⁄16" 93.3 cms	23 5⁄8" 60 cms

Stock: 13869

A small and elegant French Louis XVI chimneypiece in a softly mottled Carrara marble, with a stop fluted frieze, jambs and acanthus paterae endblocks.

French, late 19th century.

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	53 1⁄8" 135 cms	41 1⁄8" 104.5 cms	14 3⁄16" 36 cms
	38 5⁄8" 98 cms	32 1⁄4" 82 cms

Stock: 16384

A fine Louis XVI chimneypiece in pine. The inverse breakfront shelf is mounted over a frieze which is beautifully carved with trailing olive foliage, and the central motif is a garland of roses over a bow. This is flanked by acanthus paterae typical of the period, over generous acanthus scrolled console jambs.
French, mid-19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	60 13⁄16" 154.5 cms	48 3⁄16" 122.5 cms	12 3⁄16" 31 cms
Internal	37 1⁄4" 94.7 cms	35 13⁄16" 91 cms

Stock: 15873

An antique Louis XVI marble fireplace in finely veined seravezza marble. The crisply moulded shelf sits above a panelled frieze, framed by acanthus paterae endblocks over fluted jambs. This encloses the original cast iron insert, with foliate decoration.
French, mid 19th century.

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	width	height	depth
External	60" 152.5 cms	43 1⁄4" 110 cms	14 13⁄16" 37.5 cms
Internal	43 7⁄8" 111.5 cms	33 11⁄16" 85.5 cms

Stock: 16313

A fine Louis XVI chimneypiece in a very lightly mottled statuary marble, with fine ormolu mounts. The moulded shelf sits above a very fine frieze, mounted with floral and acanthus paterae. The mounts are very much in the manner of Pierre Gouthiere (1732-1813) who was appointed ciseliste, doreur, bronze chaser and gilder by Aux Menus Plaisirs du Roi, Palais de Versailles in France. This is supported by flat, stop fluted jambs with acanthus reed and husk adornment.

French, early 19th century.

	Width	Height	Depth
External	60 5⁄8" 154 cms	43 13⁄16" 111.2 cms	15 11⁄16" 40 cms
Internal	47 5⁄8" 121 cms	36 11⁄16" 93.2 cms

Stock: 10001

A very simple and small Louis XVI style Carrara marble chimneypiece. The simply moulded shelf rests on a panelled frieze and acanthus paterae endblocks, over stop fluted jambs.

French, mid 19th century.

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	Width	height	depth
External	53 1⁄8" 135 cms	41 11⁄16" 106 cms	14 5⁄8" 37 cms
Internal	37 11⁄16" 95.7 cms	32 3⁄8" 82.3 cms

Stock: 15058

A small but grand Belgian fireplace in softly mottled Carrara marble. The moulded shelf sits above a panelled frieze which is centred by a very ornate foliate cartouche, and is flanked by broad acanthus console jambs over plain staggered footblocks.

French or Belgian, mid 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	53 1⁄4" 135.5 cms	42 1⁄8" 107 cms	18 1⁄8" 46 cms
Internal	29 1⁄2" 75 cms	33 1⁄8" 84 cms

Stock: 16289

A fine French Empire chimneypiece in dramatically veined Portoro marble. The moulded shelf above a panelled frieze and endblocks, is supported by boldly carved console jambs and scrolled feet. This is turn frames the gently arched opening.
French, late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	60 3⁄16" 152.8 cms	40 3⁄8" 102.5 cms	14" 35.6 cms
Internal	42 11⁄16" 108.5 cms	27 5⁄8" 70 cms

Stock: 16308

A small early nineteenth-century chimneypiece in Rouge Royale marble, charming in its simplicity, with a plain paneled frieze and jambs, embellished only with floral paterae endblocks. Possibly Northern Italian c.1800.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	48 13⁄16" 124 cms	41 1⁄4" 105 cms	13 13⁄16" 35 cms
Internal	35 13⁄16" 91 cms	35 3⁄16" 89.5 cms

Stock: 16252

A fine Louis XVI Carrara marble chimneypiece with ormolu mounts. The moulded shelf sits over a panelled frieze which has a fine tablet mounted with an ormolu cornucopia decoration, and the panels highlighted with ormolu beading. The ormolu continues in the form of acanthus paterae, ormolu husks and bound laurel on the stop fluted jambs.

French, mid-19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	57 1⁄8" 145 cms	42 13⁄16" 108.7 cms	15" 38 cms
Internal	40 13⁄16" 103.6 cms	32 1⁄2" 82.5 cms

Stock: 15233

A very fine Louis XVI marble chimneypiece, possibly made for the English market in beautifully matched dove grey bardiglio fiorito. The marble has exceptional veining which is book matched on the jambs. The moulded shelf sits above a frieze carved with crisp volutes which are echoed in the jambs.

French, late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	56 3⁄16" 142.7 cms	48" 121.8 cms	13 7⁄8" 35.2 cms
Internal	39 13⁄16" 101 cms	39 3⁄16" 99.5 cms

Stock: 16307

A small Louis XVI Bardiglio Fiorito marble fireplace, the moulded shelf sits snugly above the simply panelled frieze, which is flanked by simple rounded endblocks over angled jambs.

French, late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	53 1⁄2" 136 cms	42" 106.8 cms	14 11⁄16" 37.3 cms
Internal	38 1⁄2" 97.7 cms	32 1⁄4" 82 cms

Stock: 16304

A Louis XVI fireplace in a boldly veined breche violette marble. The simply moulded shelf rests above a panelled frieze and square endblocks, over simple volute jambs. A celebration of this beautiful marble.

French, late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	53 1⁄2" 136 cms	41 1⁄4" 105 cms	13 13⁄16" 35 cms
Internal	36 5⁄8" 93 cms	31 7⁄8" 81 cms

Stock: 14802

An imposing and striking large fireplace in highly polished Belgian Black Marble. The wide and deep moulded shelf sits above a panelled frieze with a crisply carved central tablet, which is flanked by two lion mask endblocks over wide panelled jambs and plain footblocks.
French, c.1900.

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	width	height	depth
External	57 1⁄8" 145 cms	43 3⁄8" 110.2 cms	13 3⁄16" 33.5 cms
Internal	36 3⁄8" 92.5 cms	36" 91.4 cms

Stock: 15904

An unusual Belgian fireplace in statuary marble. The deep moulded shelf rests over the frieze and jambs, which have been unified in carving with a wide band of bound laurel in low relief and frames the stepped opening.

Belgian, mid-19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	70 7⁄8" 180 cms	43 1⁄4" 110 cms	17 11⁄16" 45 cms
Internal

Stock: 15872

A fine late nineteenth century fireplace in beautifully veined serravezza marble. The fireplace is simply carved, allowing the marble to take centre stage. The moulded shelf sits above a paneled frieze centred by a flited tablet and flanked by acanthus paterae endblocks. These rest on stop fluted jambs over plain footblocks.
French, c.1880.

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	width	height	depth
External	60 3⁄8" 153.5 cms	43 1⁄4" 110 cms	13 5⁄8" 34.6 cms
Internal	43 1⁄8" 109.5 cms	33 7⁄8" 86 cms

Stock: 15916

A small Louis XVI style fireplace in softly veined Carrara marble. The split panelled frieze, centred by a floral roundel, is flanked by a pair of foliate endblocks above angled. rounded stop fluted jambs resting on plain footblocks.
French, late 19th century.

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	width	height	depth
External	48 3⁄16" 122.5 cms	35 13⁄16" 91 cms	8 1⁄2" 21.5 cms
internal	34 1⁄4" 87 cms	27" 68.5 cms

Stock: 15945

A softly veined arabescato marble fireplace in white and grey. The design is pleasingly simple; the moulded breakfront shelf sits above a stop fluted frieze and acanthus paterae endblocks. These rest on stop fluted console jambs over plain footblocks.
French, c.1880.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	53 1⁄8" 135 cms	42 1⁄4" 107.5 cms	15 3⁄16" 38.5 cms
Internal	36 13⁄16" 93.5 cms	32 11⁄16" 83 cms

Stock: 15774

A Louis XVI style fireplace in beautifully veined arabescato marble, with ormolu mounts. The moulded shelf sits above a panelled frieze, and the central tablet is mounted with an ormolu floral ribboned swag. This is flanked by unusual rose paterae, above sweeping console jambs.
French, c.1880.

Photograph pre-restoration.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	57 1⁄8" 145 cms	43 1⁄2" 110.5 cms	15 3⁄16" 38.5 cms
Internal	44 1⁄2" 113 cms	33 7⁄8" 86 cms

Stock: 15463

A lightly veined statuary marble Louis XVI Chimneypiece, breakfront shelf and frieze which is carved with Vitruvian scrolls, flanked by square floral Paterae on the endblocks, and supported on acanthus leaf decorated scrolled console jambs.
French mid 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	53" 134.5 cms	47 3⁄8" 120.5 cms	12" 30.5 cms
Internal	36 13⁄16" 93.5 cms	37 13⁄16" 96 cms

Stock: 8283

A simple and elegant Louis XVI fireplace in softly mottled green campan marble. The plain shelf with curved corners sits above a fluted frieze which is flanked by simple endblocks. This rests above fluted canted jambs on plain footblocks.
French, mid 19th century.

	Width	Height	Depth
External	49 3⁄16" 125 cms	41 1⁄2" 105.5 cms	14 13⁄16" 37.5 cms
Internal	36 3⁄8" 92.5 cms	32 13⁄16" 83.2 cms

Stock: 14019

A striking pattes de lion, or lion paw fireplace in the Louis XVI style. The fireplace is carved from bold bardiglio fiorito marble, which is dove grey with dramatic charcoal veining.
French, c.1860

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	54 5⁄8" 138.8 cms	40 3⁄8" 102.5 cms	14 5⁄8" 37.2 cms
Internal	38 1⁄4" 97.2 cms	29 7⁄8" 75.9 cms

Stock: 15465

An elegant Louis XVI style 19th century fireplace, crisply carved from Carrara marble, with a finely carved central foliate paterae flanked by the split panelled frieze. The paterae endblocks are of the same acanthus form, and are supported by flat, stop fluted jambs, which in turn rest on plain footblocks. French, late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	49 3⁄16" 125 cms	41 1⁄4" 105 cms	15" 38 cms
Internal	32 7⁄8" 83.5 cms	31 1⁄4" 79.5 cms

Stock: 15178

An elegant Louis XVI style fireplace surround, finely carved in Arabascato marble. The fluted frieze, beneath the moulded shelf, with a central floral garland panel is flanked by round rosette paterae on the endblocks. The fluted volute jambs topped by tumbling floral festoons and scrolled feet supported on sturdy footblocks. French, mid 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	71 1⁄4" 181 cms	47 3⁄8" 120.4 cms	14 5⁄8" 37 cms
Internal	50 13⁄16" 129 cms	36 7⁄8" 93.8 cms

Stock: 15279

A very beautiful Louis XVI style Pavonazzo Marble chimneypiece. The finely carved frieze, of interlocking floral roundels beneath the moulded stepped shelf, is flanked by floral endblocks above panelled volute jambs. Each jamb is topped with tumbling carved acanthus leaf detail and rests on sturdy footblocks. French, late 19th century..

Notes: Pavonazzo Marble is one of the many varieties of white Carrara marble and is valued for its fine black, grey, violet and honey veining. The name derives from the Italian word for peacock (pavone) and it is also referred to as Pavonazzetto. It has been used by the Romans since around 43 BC when quarrying began at Docimium and can be seen in the House of Augustus, as well as in the Temple of Mars and many of the grand Roman villas.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	58 7⁄8" 149.5 cms	47 1⁄8" 119.7 cms	13 7⁄8" 35.2 cms
Internal	40 5⁄8" 103 cms	36 1⁄2" 92.7 cms