ROCOCO & FRENCH LOUIS XV ANTIQUE FIREPLACES
English and French Rococo, antique fireplaces, chimneypieces and mantels including Louis XV, French Regence, English Chippendale & Italian Rococo styles in marble, stone, ceramic and wood.
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Stock: 10928
An important, rare mid-18th century Georgian English Rococo antique fireplace surround in Statuary and Maurin Green Marble influenced by the designs of Sir Henry Cheere (1703-1781) and Isaac Ware (1704-1766). The serpentine shelf rests above a scrolling frieze centred by a carved spray of oak leaves flanked by simple floral rosettes on a bed of Maurin Marble. The end blocks are adorned with acanthus leaves and trailing oak sprigs above finely carved angled console jambs, with Maurin Marble side panels, supported on shaped footblocks. English circa 1750.
Notes: Part of our research revealed that a very similar chimneypiece originated in Woodcote House in Surrey. The house, rebuilt in 1750, was designed by Sir Henry Cheere and the sculptor was Isaac Ware. This chimneypiece bears a close resemblance to their designs. It is also related in style and quality to our SNo 9180.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
71 1⁄8"
180.5 cms |
48 3⁄8"
123 cms |
14 3⁄16"
36 cms |
| Internal |
52 3⁄16"
132.7 cms |
39 13⁄16"
101 cms |
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Stock: 8001
A small Louis XIV Baroque style antique fireplace surround in rich, warm red and white variegated Languedoc Marble. The moulded shelf set above a serpentine, panelled frieze resting on corbelled tapering jambs. French, mid 19th century.
Shown here with andirons SNo 11812 not included.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
51 3⁄16"
130 cms |
40 3⁄8"
102.5 cms |
15 11⁄16"
40 cms |
| Internal |
39"
99 cms |
33 1⁄2"
85 cms |
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Listed Price: £4,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 14593
An unusually elaborate Rococo, Louis XV style Belgian black marble antique fireplace surround, with gilded detail throughout. The serpentine moulded shelf rests above a deep panelled frieze which is centred by an elaborate rocaille style cartouche and flanked by deeply carved large foliate endblocks. The jambs with large carved scrolling detail supported on shaped footblocks. Belgian, 18th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
87"
221 cms |
51 3⁄16"
130 cms |
14 5⁄8"
37 cms |
| Internal |
64 3⁄16"
163 cms |
41 1⁄8"
104.5 cms |
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Stock: 14563
An impressive and beautifully carved French Rococo style antique chimneypiece in richly veined and variegated Languedoc Marble. The shaped moulded shelf rests above the deeply carved serpentine frieze centred by an asymmetrical shell cartouche amid foliate and floral detail. The c-scrolled endblocks sit above scrolled angled jambs which terminate in foliate furls supported on neat footblocks.
French, late 19th century.
Shown here with chenet SNo 11667 not included.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
70 11⁄16"
179.5 cms |
42 11⁄16"
108.5 cms |
11 3⁄8"
29 cms |
| Internal |
54 11⁄16"
139 cms |
34 1⁄8"
86.5 cms |
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Stock: 14651
An exuberant, highly ornate antique cast iron Victorian chimneypiece in the English Rococo style with the original manufacturers faux oak painted finish now pleasantly distressed. The foliate frieze is centred by a large shell cartouche flanked by huge scrolling garlanded jambs framing the curved opening edged with chained beading.
English, with a diamond registration mark for 1854.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
61 5⁄8"
156.5 cms |
47 5⁄8"
120.8 cms |
10 1⁄2"
26.7 cms |
| Internal |
28 1⁄4"
72 cms |
28 1⁄4"
72 cms |
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Stock: 10915
A rare 18th century Italian Baroque fireplace mantel in finely carved Statuary Marble. The moulded arched shelf forms the upper part of a full width serpentine frieze which is centred by a high prominent shell cartouche, flanked by profusely carved flowers, grape vines and ears of wheat representing summer and autumn. Carved in low relief at each end of the frieze are winged mythical dragons and to the side are vases of flowers beneath which are elaborate angled c-scrolled jambs decorated with masks of grotesques holding ropes of fruits in their mouths and there are trails of tumbling berries and leaves down the sides. Shown together with andirons SNo 12527 not included with the price. Italian mid 18th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
64 3⁄16"
163 cms |
46 7⁄8"
119 cms |
9 13⁄16"
25 cms |
| Internal |
41 1⁄4"
105 cms |
37 13⁄16"
96 cms |
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Stock: 14355
A rare, monumental and highly ornate Louis XV style deeply carved Statuary Marble antique fireplace surround in the French Baroque Rococo manner with its original cast iron insert. The upper stop fluted coffered frieze sits above and behind an enormous and most elaborately scrolled central cartouche quite simply the flamboyant focus of the whole chimneypiece. The equally massive angled, scrolled and panelled jambs, beneath the two tiered endblocks, are embellished with large acanthus detail. Quatrefoil panels sit above the panelled side returns. The signature of a J. Molinari, and the name Menton are carved above the quatrefoil on the right return shown in the second to last image below.
French, late 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
82 1⁄4"
209 cms |
66 7⁄8"
170 cms |
22 13⁄16"
58 cms |
| Internal |
48 13⁄16"
124 cms |
47 5⁄8"
121 cms |
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Stock: 14239
An elegant Louis XV antique chimneypiece in subtly attractive, mottled coffee coloured, veined marble from a local quarry in Brittany. Provenance: Hotel 'Repaire de Kerroch' in the port of Paimpol, Brittany which has been recently partly converted into apartments, please see last image below. A smaller version of fireplace Stock No. 14240 with the same provenance. French late 18th early 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
67"
170.3 cms |
46 7⁄8"
119 cms |
11 3⁄16"
28.5 cms |
| Internal |
37 5⁄8"
95.5 cms |
39 3⁄16"
99.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £6,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 14260
A small Rococo style Louis XV antique fireplace surround in fine Carrara Marble
with a carved foliate cartouche on the panelled frieze above a shaped opening flanked by panelled & fluted angled jambs.
French late 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
52 13⁄16"
134 cms |
41 1⁄4"
105 cms |
16"
40.6 cms |
| Internal |
35 13⁄16"
91 cms |
32 5⁄8"
82.7 cms |
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Stock: 14008
A large arched antique cast iron fire surround in the Rococo style with a rounded rectangular mantel above enriched moulding on the undershelf, repeated around the opening. The delicate foliate detail framed on the spandrels is flanked by very large c-scrolls above jambs which terminate in finely scrolled feet.
English, mid 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
59 5⁄8"
151.5 cms |
45 1⁄2"
115.5 cms |
8 7⁄8"
22.5 cms |
| Internal |
37"
94 cms |
34 5⁄8"
88 cms |
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Listed Price: £4,800 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 11443
A lightly veined grey marble Louis XVI style pompadour antique fireplace surround. The serpentine panelled frieze, centred by an oval paterae, is flanked by panelled endblocks above angled panelled jambs.
French, late 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
48 13⁄16"
124 cms |
42 1⁄8"
107 cms |
14 5⁄8"
37 cms |
| Internal |
32 11⁄16"
83 cms |
33 11⁄16"
85.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £2,800 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 7265
An elegant Louis XV chimneypiece carved from veined Sarrancolin Marble the panelled frieze with a scrolled central cartouche beneath a serpentine shelf.
French, circa 1710.
The shelf is a later replacement.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
65 3⁄8"
166 cms |
43 1⁄4"
110 cms |
13"
33 cms |
| Internal |
44 11⁄16"
113.5 cms |
36 5⁄8"
93 cms |
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Listed Price: £8,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 12097
A carved statuary Louis XV style antique chimneypiece with a stylised shell central cartouche surrounded by foliage. The scrolled shell end blocks are supported on panelled jambs.
French, mid to late 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
56 1⁄4"
143 cms |
42 11⁄16"
108.5 cms |
13 13⁄16"
35 cms |
| Internal |
35 13⁄16"
91 cms |
34 1⁄4"
87 cms |
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Stock: 12673
A very fine, beautifully and elaborately carved pine English Rococo Fireplace Surround in the manner of Thomas Chippendale. The frieze centred by a very large floral cartouche intrinsic to the frieze, the delicate foliate decoration continuing onto the top of the jambs beneath finely carved scrolled endblocks.
English circa 1750.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
72"
183 cms |
45 1⁄2"
115.5 cms |
7 7⁄8"
20 cms |
| Internal |
63"
160 cms |
38 3⁄8"
97.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £6,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 8874
A large, rare and splendid English antique Rococo Revival, polished cast iron chimneypiece, complemented with later glorious Greek Cippolino Marino green and ivory swirling veined marble shelf, ingrounds and footblocks. The latter cut from an original plinth from the Elgin Parthenon marbles display at the British Museum in the Duveen Gallery before its relocation in the present gallery. The chimneypiece with the foundry mark: James Yates, Rotherham, Yorkshire, No. 12306, dated December 14th 1843
English 1843.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
70 1⁄2"
179 cms |
53 7⁄8"
137 cms |
15"
38 cms |
| Internal |
39"
99 cms |
40 3⁄16"
102 cms |
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Listed Price: £12,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 8441
A mid 18th century giltwood Rococo chimneypiece in the manner of Thomas Johnson, the shaped shelf with boldly carved acanthus leaf decoration with leaf scroll carving to the uprights. Marble slips not included.
English, circa 1750.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
65 3⁄8"
166 cms |
52"
132 cms |
6 7⁄8"
17.5 cms |
| Internal |
46 7⁄8"
119 cms |
45 11⁄16"
116 cms |
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Antique Fireplace Mantels and Chimneypieces in the Rococo Style of the 18th and 19th centuries. This delicate and playful style, regarded by some at the time as risqué, was established in the 1730’s in France and quickly became widespread throughout Europe. Rococo fireplaces, mantels and chimneypieces in marble, stone and wood ( frequently gilded in the 18th century ), were again prolific in the Rococo Revival period of the early to mid 19th century mostly in Italy and France but many fine and grand examples were exported in great numbers to England, Ireland and Scotland. During the reign of Louis XV and the preceding Regence period a more feminine frivolity and intimacy held sway in the arts as a reaction to the monumental formality of the Baroque period. In England and Germany the Rococo style came under the influence of the Oriental. This was evident in the chimneypiece mantels of Thomas Chippendale. At its best the Rococo style was meant to lighten the mood, to be enjoyed and to encourage gaiety and delight.
Our collection of Antique Rococo fireplaces, chimneypiece and mantels, contains an impressive range in marble, stone and wood. They will enhance any home whether you live in a period house or if you simply want to bring an element of period features to a more modern room design.