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An antique Louis XIV style fireplace, with acroterion and Bollection, made out of Rouge Griotte marble

Antique Louis XIV style fireplace in Red Griotte marble made in the 19th century. Straight rectilinear model with "bollection", wide molding underlining the opening on the hearth, and grooved acroterion.

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Rich and original Napoleon III fireplace in Carrara marble with caryatids and a man's profile

This beautiful and original fireplace was made in the second half of the 19th century in Carrara marble. Originally set in an apartment in Tarare, near Lyon in France, it is very likely that the person who ordered it, was an industrialist who became rich in the textile industry, as the city was recognized for its muslin and velvet from the second half of the 18th century. It could be Hippolyte Champier, founder in 1884 of the Champier Establishments, fabrics factory in Tarare. The fireplace's entablature is typical of the Louis XV style with its serpentine shape underlined by an oblong moulding. It is adorned on its center with a medallion in which was sculpted a man's profile with a mustache, likely to be the orderer of this impressive fireplace. This medallion is framed with bouquets finely sculpted, composed of acanthus leaves and flowers. The foot, flanking the entablature takes the shape ofnaked caryatids with very masculine faces and arms raised in a gracious way above their heads. They rest on a pedestal adorned with roses and support a basket full of grapes and vine leaves.

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Napoleon III style mantelpiece in Statuario Carrara marble, with mantel top including a clock

This Napoleon III style mantelpiece was made in Statuary marble in the 19th century. It includes many Renaissance inspired elements. It features an imposing mantel top, also in marble. It is crowned by a semi-circular pediment adorned with two intertwined laurel branches. The pediment surmounts a rectangular cartouche carved with two cornucopias overflowing with flowers and linked by a ribbon in low-relief. A clock is set in the centre of the cartouche. The central element is framed on either side by two consoles, then by a promontory adorned with a frieze of posts. The promontory is topped by scrolls that visually link it it to the semi-circular pediment. The lintel of the fireplace is richly sculpted. It is organised around a winged shell. The lintel is punctuated on either side by alternating metopes and triglyphs. The triglyphs are carved with fish scales and each surmounted by a small scroll, while the metopes are adorned with various motifs: at either end, a bouquet of acanthus leaves; and towards the centre, letters, a B and a C, intertwined with leaves. The jambs are carved on two sides. Their upper end is adorned with a scroll surmounting a shell motif, below which runs a bundle; below this is a leafy cartouche adorned with a sunflower, with dangling tassels (seeming set in motion by a breath of air) and a stylised flower pattern. Just above the base, the jambs end in a lion’s paw. The interior part is adorned with a large moulding, the upper corners of which are decorated with acanthus leaves.