18th Century Richly Carved French Limestone Mantelpiece with Original Trumeau

18th century French Regency (Régence) mantelpiece, made of peach colored limestone. The Régence was the period in French history between 1715 and 1723, when King Louis XV was a mi...

18th century Italian Carrara marble fireplace, richly decorated in the Baroque style. On the central cartouche of the mantlepiece a coat of arms. The legs decorated with scrolls, mas...

This 18th century French chimneypiece is made from sandstone and has its original Trumeau or upper piece. It’s a fine example of the Louis XIV style w...

This beautiful antique French fireplace mantel was carved in stone during the late 18th century. It’s quite an unusual example in that falls into the transitional style of Louis XV and XVI. This was a short period of time in the 1700s when the opulent rocaille forms were transitioning into the Neoclassical of Louis XVI. The fireplace has an impressive, deep stance, with a slightly bowed or “galbee” lintel. The bottom of the lintel is composed of a series of rounded and incurved moldings, shaped in the classic crossbow or serpentine form that was so popular in the early to mid-1700s. What makes this piece stand out from other French Louis XV mantels...