French Marble Mantle

Fine Russian style Empire mantel from France, with gilt bronze ormolu fittings. Carved from a rare green-grey marble from the Ural Mountains, this mantelpiece features a molded rectangular shelf overhanging a plain lintel fitted with a pair of gilt bronze wreaths in each corner, and a central applique depicting a pair of swans drinking from a fountain. The striking vertical appliques on each leg feature the caduceus motif: a pair of snakes twinning among oak branches around the staff of a flaming torch. c. 1820

Dimensions from top of shelf: Width 56.00" Depth 14.75" Height 43.00"

Dimensions of Firebox (hearth) FBW 36.00" FBH 34.00"