French 19th Century Louis XV St. Rouge Griotte Marble Mantel

An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rosso Merling marble fireplace mantel. The mantel is raised by fine block supports below the straight jambs with most decorative mottled ...

A beautiful French 19th century Louis XV st. Rosso Merlino marble fireplace mantel. The mantel is raised by elegant fluted jambs with fine mottled feet and a most decorative scrolled...

A handsome French 19th century Louis XV st. Grand Antique marble fireplace mantel. This wonderful mantel is raised on carved volute jambs with scrolled top capitals and side brass ai...

An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge Catalan marble fireplace mantel. The mantel is raised by fine straight jambs with mottled feet and elegantly fluted designs leading...

This Louis XV rouge royale marble mantel was imported from Europe by Danny Alessandro & Edwin Jackson Mantel Company - a fine mantel dealer that specialized in fireplaces and mantels...

This Louis XV – XVI Transition marble mantel features a contour shelf on a classic Louis XV apron with carved front and sides. The French antique piece dates back to the 19th century...

This mantel is an 18th century Louis XV rouge royal marble mantel with white and gray veining. Hand carved, this piece features a serpentine apron with an unusually deeply carved cen...

Rich oxblood with white, gray and eggplant veining, this marble mantel was imported from Europe by Danny Alessandro & Edwin Jackson Mantel Company and carved out of rouge royale - a marble characterized by the presence of white calcite veins. In his Dictionary of Trade and Industry, Blanqui described this marble as, "This marble with a red background, mixed with white, and sometimes blue, is extracted in the town of Franchimont, near Philippeville, in the province of Namur. In all the Belgium marbles it is the one that was most frequently used in the decoration of monuments : in the palace of Versailles, the Louvre, Palais Royal, and in many other public and private buildings." This piece epitomizes the emerging design aesthetics of the Louis XV period characterized by curved forms, lightness, and comfort. True to its time period, minimal lines highlight the panels on the vertical supports as well as across the serpentine apron, which features a carved shell with scrolls and leaves at the center. One feature to note: The side panels have round bronze vent covers...