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440. A Monumental Louis XIII Style Mantle

The foliate molded top over a carved frieze centered by a stylized clasical figure within an oval medallion and surrounded by scrolling foliage with each corner carved in the form of female supports, the lower portion with wide moldings and centered by two convex oval medallions flanked by a mask within a molded rectangular frieze, the large shelf supported by cherubs elevated on plinths surrounding a carved molded opening.
9' 3-1/2" h., 6' 1-1/2" w., 25" d.

20,000/30,000     

Condition: lacking side top molding, loss to side support carving, worm holes, loss to cherub's cloth, loss near oval convex medallion, loss to lower portion of fireplace opening.