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Set of parquet flooring Point de Hongrie

Small set of old Point de Hongrie parquet flooring. Grey tint probably due to the varnish. For a surface area of about 14 square meters.

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Small Napoleon III style mantel with flutes in Sarrancolin marble

This small Napoleon III mantel was made of Sarrancolin marble in the late 19th century. It is adorned on its header and jambs with flutes.

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Louis XV style Pompadour curved mantel in Aleppo Breche

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Louis XV style mantel in Rouge du Nord marble with shell décor

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Louis XV style mantel highly carved in Carrara marble

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Two-tone Directoire style marble mantel decorated with butterflies

This Directoire-style fireplace is two-colored, composed of two different marbles. This choice is highly representative of fireplace compositions in this style. The fireplace is symmetrical. The band is carved by moldings with rectangular or circular ends. Inside these moldings, two white lines stand out, contrasting with the beige marble veined with gray, red or blue. In the center of the band, a sunflower is carved in a different marble from the one that surrounds it. Above the leg, the fireplace is decorated with two white butterflies in the same color as the central flower, framed by a square carved in beige marble. The butterfly can be seen as a remake of imperial iconography. It can be seen, for example, on Le Grand écrin of Joséphine Empress. The legs are white half-columns, with only the moldings in relief around the top (astragalus) and bottom (torus) of the column are in the beige marble of the fireplace. The fireplace's various patterns, borrowed from nature and Greek Antiquity, are reminiscent of the Louis XVI style inherited by the Directoire style in the 1790s.

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Empire period fireplace in Griotte Red marble, bronzes (attributed to Thomire)

This Empire period fireplace is made of Rouge Griotte marble, known for its deep color and highly prized under Napoleon I. The gilded bronzes that adorn the fireplace are attributed to the bronzier Pierre-Philippe Thomire (1751-1843), renowned for his sculptures and his major role in the diffusion of the Empire taste (1804-1830). These finely chiseled ornaments represent busts of caryatids. These female figures generally support entablatures in ancient temples. Similarly, here they support the fireplace top and are placed above the jambs that recall the pillars of these ancient buildings. The simplicity of the decorations and the antique forms are indeed an ideal model in Empire period furniture. The upper band is surmounted by a top that was possibly modified after the production of the fireplace.