Louis XIII fireplace mantel 202102

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Centuries-old French fireplace : Centuries-old French fireplace in simple country style, with a modest cantilever forward. In beautiful honey-colored French limestone its provenance was most likely from the kitchen or servants’ quarters of a bigger home such as a « ferme-manoir ». It is particularly high and wide so was clearly a functional chimney-piece used for cooking, and could have contained a bread oven. Fairly austere and with minimal carving, it is presumed 18th or 19th century. Dimensions approx : Overall width = 188 cm (74 inches) Overall height = 163 cm (64 inches) Height below lintel = 146 cm (57,5 inches) Width between side jambs = 153 cm (60 inches) Front to back overall = 98 cm (39 inches) On display at BCA’s Normandy premises at Méry Corbon, between Caen and Lisieux.