"Cast Iron Fireback, Dated 1586,"
Fireback 1580Bordered by a frieze, this cast iron fireback, dated 1580, without cracks or restoration (signs of use), is in a remarkable state of preservation.
In a central cartouche of ribboned laurels, Cupid ( or Eros), in majesty, prepares to deliver his message of love. Around it, beneath beautiful arabesques, grotesques spit fruit and bunches of grapes.
Height: 0.61 m
Width: 0.71 m
Thickness: 2.5 cm
Cousances Foundry.
Compare with item no. 255 in the Chalons-sur-Marne museum and item no. 256 in the Henri Foliot collection in Chablis. "PLAQUES DE CHEMINEES". Henri Carpentier. 1912 edition (Volume one: volume two has, not yet, been published).
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