Lot 77
  • 77

A Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted fireplace France, late 19th/early 20th century

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • white marble, gilt bronze
  • height 45 1/2 in.; width 68 1/2 in.; depth 18 1/2 in.
  • 116 cm; 174 cm; 47 cm
Together with a gilt bronze and cast iron hearth

Condition

Gilt bronze with the usual minor scratches and tarnishing to gilding consistent with age and use The proper right hand side figure showing green wax spills. Fireplace is structurally sound but with usual minor chips to edges and dirt to crevices. The hearth also with tarnishing to gilt bronze.
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