Antique Fireplace Mantels & Accessories

Item No. 1200 Pair of Napoleon III period firescreens Paintings of birds and landscapes on opaline glass inset in gilt brass frames. Circa 1870 by celebrated artist Narcisse Vivien (signed "NV"). 38½" high by 26" wide by 17" deep (at base)

Item No. 1139 French, Louis XVI style, gilt bronze and alabaster mantle clock Delicately cast bronze, crowned with two seated cherubim, one holding grapes and the other a triangle; the clock's face surmounted by a Bacchic mask, flanked by ram's heads and ornamental, flowering trees; the whole mercury gilded and liberally adorned with acanthus leaves and resting upon an alabaster base and highly stylized, toupee feet. First half of the 19th century. 13" wide by 14" high

Item No. 1131 French, Art Nouveau period fire fender In hand-forged wrought iron and brass, in the form of a butterfly, adorned with roses and leaves. Could also function as an umbrella stand ("porte parapluie"). Early 20th century.

Item No. 1063 Exceptional, French, Louis XV style marble fireplace surround With original cast iron and gilt brass insert and original hearth. Early 19th century. 61½" wide by 43¼" high by 24¾" deep

Item No. 1052 Fine, Venetian, Baroque period overmantle mirror Crème painted and parcel-gilded. With original mercury glass. Early 18th century. 75" wide by 40" tall

Item No. 1015 Fine, French, Louis XV style fireplace surround In solid, carved Carrara marble. 19th century. 71¾" wide by 45" high by 17" deep

Item No. 998 French, Louis XV style firescreen In solid, carved giltwood inset with Beauvais tapestry panel. Mid-19th century.

Item No. 994 Fine, French, Neoclassical style firescreen In solid, carved giltwood with original inset needlepoint tapestry. First quarter of the 19th century. Provenance: Formerly part of the furnishings of the Chateau St. Laurent en Isore. Grenoble, France. La Famille Terray. 42½" tall by 26" wide by 13" deep

Item No. 114 Pair of French, Louis XV style chenets In bronze d'ore.

Item No. 1069 Exceptional, Louis XV style marble fireplace surround Sculpted in Sarrancolin marble, which was called "The Marble of Kings" because it was extracted from royal quarries beginning in 1692 under the reign of Louis XIV. Of arbalette form with concave sides having elaborately beveled mantle and original cast iron interior and hearth. Circa 1830-1840. 72" wide by 46" high by 18½" deep

Item No. 951 Very fine, Louis XV style pare-feu (firescreen) The solid, carved giltwood frame from the early 19th century; the silk tapestry inset from the 18th century. In the manner of "Tilliard."

Item No. 909 Pair of very fine and rare Regence period chenets In gilt bronze with sphinxes. Circa 1720.

Item No. 801 Very fine, Northern Italian, Neoclassical, painted and parcel-gilt overmantel mirror With original mercury glass. Late 18th century. 61¼" high by 56" wide

Item No. 750 French, hand-carved wood fireplace mantel In the Renaissance style. 19th century. Mantel: 70" wide - Opening: 44" wide by 38" high