Louis XIV style fireplace with monumental overmantel

Louis XIV style fireplace with monumental overmantel: This important antique Louis XIV style fireplace, crafted from limestone, features a monumental overmantel with a sober and balanced design. The overmantel displays a large molded frame, structured by cut corners at the top and a central round arch, lending the whole composition a classical solemnity.

The broad cornice is articulated with numerous projections, characteristic of 17th-century architecture. The overmantel itself also presents several reliefs. The rectangular firebox is framed by a protruding molded band with two straight jambs.

This Louis XIV style fireplace exemplifies the grandeur and refined sobriety that prevailed under the reign of the Sun King. It is a statement piece, ideal for enhancing a classical interior, a historic residence, or a heritage restoration project.

Weight: 1030 kg

Dimensions:

• Total height: 274 cm (107,75 inches)
• Firebox: Width 140 cm (55,25 inches) – Height 100 cm (39,5 inches) – Depth 50 cm (19,75 inches)
• Mantel: Height 120 cm (47,25 inches) – Width 186 cm (73,25 inches)
• Jambs: Thickness 19 cm (7,5 inches)
• Shelf: Thickness 20 cm (7,75 inches)
• Overmantel: Max width 170 cm (66,75 inches) – Min width 162 cm (63,75 inches) – Height without cornice 131,5 cm (51,75 inches) – Height with cornice 154 cm (60,75 inches)
  The different stone heights of the overmantel are visible in one of the detailed images.
• Cornice: Height 22,5 cm (8,75 inches) – Width 200 cm (78,75 inches)

Available in our Méry-Corbon (14) showroom.