Large 17th Century French Fireplace Trammel or Hanger

17th century French Louis XIV period fireplace trammel made of wrought iron. The trammel was used for cooking to regulate the distance between the pot and the fire. The trammel is ...

Beautifully decorated 17th century French Louis XIV fireplace trammel made of wrought iron. The trammel was used for cooking to regulate the dist...

17th century French Louis XIV period fireplace trammel. The trammel is hand forged of wrought iron. It is beautifully decorated and carved. The trammel was used for cooking to regul...

17th century French Louis XIV period fireplace trammel. The trammel is hand forged of wrought iron. It is beautifully decorated and carved. The trammel was used for cooking to regul...

Beautiful 17th century French fireplace trammel made of wrought iron. The trammel was used for cooking to regulate the distance between the pots and the fire. The height is the l...

18th century French Louis XV fireplace trammel made of wrought iron. The trammel was used for cooking to regulate the distance between the pot an...

A stunning and monumental 17th century fireback from the Loire Valley region of France. A luxury item that served not only to adorn the fireplac...

Extremely rare late 17th century museum quality giltwood fireplace screen. Features exceptional interlaced fretwork between ornately fluted columns mounted by pinecone finials. Inc...

18th century French cast iron fireplace back or fireback. Handsome rare themed 18th century French cast iron fireback or fireplace back or fireplace screen with Etruscan theme. Can be used in a fire place, in a kitchen as a backsplash, mounted behind a stove or outdoors in a Summer kitchen.

After a fireback once commissioned by Nicolas Fouquet, for his Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, this large iron fireback was cast in France during the late 1600s/early 1700s (the original was from 1661). Fouquet was a powerful financial advisor in the 17th century, with close ties to both Cardinals Richelieu and Mazarin, as well as Louis XIV himself. At the young age of 19, Fouquet was appointed by Richelieu as “councilor of the Parliament of Metz”, an important city in northeast France. Fouquet would eventually rise to become Superintendent of Finances (Surintendant des finances) of France until he was imprisoned by Louis XIV in 1661 (Fouquet’s extravagant displays of wealth conflicted with the heavy debt incurred by the crown, causing Louis XIV to believe that Fouquet was embezzling). Interestingly, Fouquet was arrested unsuspectingly by d’Artagnan, who would later be fictionalized in the Alexandre Dumas novel, Les Trois Mousquetaires (known in English as The Three Musketeers). Our large and thick fireback features military and musical motifs flanking an oval coat of arms medallion. The overall shape of the fireback is rectangular, with an arched top that is filled by an open crown that tops the heraldic display, which consists of a banded husked wreath surrounding four scrolled “F’s” that are pierced by an arrow. There is a crinkled ribbon at the bottom that folds over the wreath and trails down below. On the right side of the medallion is a five-string lyre in front of laurel and acanthus leaves. To the left of the coat of arms is a crested helmet over a sword sheath...

19th Century French Louis XIV bronze fireplace fender set is the perfect way to put a finishing touch on your decor! Cast in solid bronze, it features motif...

A terrific 17th century hand forged chain from the Barcelona region. Perfect for extending the length of a chandelier.