Napoleon III style antique grey marble mantle

Beautiful 19th century - Napoleon III style antique mantle carved out of a beautiful grey and white breccia marble.

The Napoleon III style could be summed up in one word: abundance. It is characterized, in general, by an exuberance of forms and a profusion of decorative motifs. This period was also the time of the transformation of Paris under the impulse of Baron Haussmann and, with the emergence of Hausmanian apartments, the marble fireplaces become true classic!

This antique mantle has a lintel and a thin molded shelf supported by two modillions. The jambs are straight and sit on foot blocks. The whole piece is decorated with molded panels.

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