Antique Louis XVI fireplace with much wear
Reference : 2024034
Antique Louis XVI fireplace with much wear: An antique French limestone chimneypiece in the Louis XVI style, centuries old and displaying wear & tear, and much repair …. and therein lies much of its charm. It was made from a light-toned cream French limestone featuring cannellated side jambs topped with a medallion at each end of the lintel.
It has been sympathetically cleaned and repaired, probably on several occasions. It displays original worn patina and tool marks, and is unmistakably Truly Reclaimed.
Dimensions approx :
- Overall height : 97 cm (38 inches)
- Overall width : 126 cm (49.5 inches)
- Front to back : 33 cm (13 inches)
- Width between side jambs : 97 cm (38 inches)
- Height below lintel : 82 cm (32.3 inches)
- Jamb width : 15 cm (6 inches)
On display at BCA’s Normandy premises at Méry-Corbon, between Caen and Lisieux.