Los Angeles CA . Rare 18th century Louis XIV carved stone fireplace from
Provence. Under Louis XIV, everything is full of richness and luxury,
everything is grandiose and monumental. But wealth is never excessive. Without
heaviness, the style seeks symmetry and perfection. Artists of this period also
knew how to create new decorative motifs, new canons of beauty and new
architectural rules.
Under the reign of the Sun King, in the middle of the 17th
century, the general profile of the hood became trumeau gradually changes.
There is now more depth in front of the shelf and the gradual disappearance of
the first ledge generates a more significant height of the trumeau.
The jambs are narrower at the base and rather swollen on
their upper part, recalling the balustrade legs of the furniture of that time.
Molded Cornice Framing.
This fireplace will be the perfect focal point for any room,
living room, bedroom, library, dining room …
The depth could be adjusted when installed, since we pull
the fireplace, mostly without cutting the extra stone pieces that were
partially in the wall.
The simplicity of the Carved line and the symmetry, makes
this fireplace versatile in any design, even in a modern space, a provincial
design, an Italian design, or even a Spanish style house. This fireplace mantle
with trumeau is even more beautiful in person.
Very large mantel (fireplace) part with the simple small
trumeau part. Beautiful lines that make the cheminée even more stately. Antique
dealer Los Angeles Melrose Ave La Cienega . Excellent quality of art work from
that period. Even you have low ceilings, 9 or 10 feet, this fireplace will
still look amazing. The large hearth of the mantle can host small or large
firebox.
