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Regence style fireplace in Red of the North marble

Antique Regency style fireplace realized in the 19th century of Rouge of the North marble. The jambs are discreetly fluted and support a curved frieze decorated with paneled spandrels and adorned with a large Bolection characteristic of the Regence style.

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Beautiful sculpted wood double door with a monogram

This beautiful Louis XV style double door was made of wood in the 19th century. It is adorned on the main side with a nice sculpted decoration in low relief composed of scrolls, acanthus leaves, shells and a central medallion in which we can read the monogram garthering the letter M and two interlaced L. The other side of the door depicts a paneled decoration. The handles is nicely chiseled taking the Louis XV style motifs.

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Fountain center model "Fontana delle Tartarughe", XIX century

Fountain named after Pope Alexander VII, featuring at its center a triton surrounded at its feet by four basins representing seashells, resting on a base. On the latter, a dedication is inscribed, divided into four cartouches surrounded by motifs, placed between each basin. The triton is depicted kneeling, the body turned to the left, his left arm raised upwards, his right arm in the same position, the palm open to the sky. This posture suggests that originally he was supposed to hold an element in his two hands (a large bowl, perhaps?) adding another level to the fountain. On the pedestal, cartouches bear inscriptions in Latin, the translation of which can be provided as: "ANNO PONTIFIC IV ALEXANDER VII RESTAURAUIT ORNAVITQUE," which can be translated as: "In the 4th year of the pontificate, Alexander VII restored and adorned." Alexander VII (1599-1667) was Pope from 1655 until his death in 1667. The model of the fountain (the base) as well as the text inscribed in the cartouches closely resemble the Turtle Fountain in Rome, located in Piazza Mattei, the design of which was drawn by Giacomo della Porta in 1582, and the bronzes executed by Tadeo Landini, the whole completed in 1585. The figures were originally supposed to hold dolphins in their hands, but these were never placed on the fountain due to water pressure. In 1658, during the pontificate of Alexander VII, the existing fountain was restored and transformed, with the addition of turtles, which are believed to have been sculpted by Bernini. Bibliography : Steven Ostrow, "Collecting Copies of 'the most charming fountain in Rome'. Taddeo Landini's Fontana delle Tartarughe".