Style Louis XV / Ref.9400
Fireback with the God Mercury
Dimensions
Width 32'' ⅝ 83cm
Height 32'' ⅝ 83cm
Origin:
France, 19th century
Status:
Small crack.
This perfectly square fireback is decorated with a central medallion, surrounded by a circle of pearls, on a backdrop of Rocaille leaves and volutes.
The central character is Mercury, the Roman God of travelers, protector of thieves and of commerce, and patron of the arts. Recognizable by his caduceus (a herald's staff with two entwined snakes), his small round hat (calles “petasus”), his winged sandals and the purses of money in his hand. He is accompanied by a cockeral, herald of a new day, one of his animal symbols. The cockerel also symbolises the long and late hours needed to acquire knowledge in science.
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