| Article number: | IMG_6968 |
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One exceptional extra small French classic fireplace mantel from the late 17th-early 18th century, carved in white-beige limestone and measuring only 105.5 cm — 41.54 Inch in exterior width. This rare compact format makes the antique stone fireplace especially desirable for smaller living rooms, bedrooms, libraries, city apartments, intimate interiors, or projects where authenticity, proportion and architectural character are essential.
The design is minimal, refined and high-end. The upper frieze presents a calm rectangular composition, centred by an elegant oval medallion and framed with fine linear mouldings. The softly arched opening flows into unusually shaped curved jambs, whose sculpted profiles create a graceful vertical movement. These distinctive jambs give the mantel a refined architectural presence and a visual richness that is far greater than its compact size suggests.
The limestone displays a soft white-beige colour palette with cream, sand and warm grey undertones. Its surface shows natural mineral traces, gentle ageing, subtle veining and a silky tactile finish. The delicate lustre of the stone catches the light in a discreet and elegant way, creating visual depth and a timeless eclectic ambiance without becoming heavy or dominant.
This extra small antique limestone fireplace mantel integrates effortlessly with modern design, contemporary art, timeless living spaces and French interiors. In a minimalist setting, it adds softness, history and architectural soul. In a classic or French-inspired interior, it enhances warmth, elegance and historical authenticity. It is ideal as an unusual statement decor element around an extra small open fireplace firebox, for example a small Isokern firebox, but also as a decorative architectural surround in a bespoke interior creation.
This one-of-a-kind antique fireplace mantel is both an authentic architectural element and a rare objet d’art. Its unusual small dimensions, graceful lines and luminous limestone surface make it particularly suitable for designers, collectors and refined interiors where character, proportion and historic elegance must meet.
Condition: The wear and condition are consistent with age and use. The small restorations are negligible. Ready for installation. Maison Leon Van den Bogaert can provide the cutting to one straight line of the back for installation against a flat wall.
Dimensions:
105.5 cm Exterior Width 41.54 Inch
101.5 cm Exterior Height 39.96 Inch
81 cm Interior Width 31.89 Inch
81 cm Interior Height 31.89 Inch
66 cm Interior Width 25.98 Inch
72.5 cm Interior Height+ 28.54 Inch
29 cm Depth Tablet 11.42 Inch
237 Kg
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