Pair of marble sheaths Louis XIV style,

Pair of cheerful white marble, louis XIV style, decorated with gilded bronzes in appliques decorated with laurel branch and putti playing. Second half XIX. H X w X d = 113 X 32 X 27 cm. What we think: ultra decorative for a gallery; the most are the gilded bronzes that for once have not been added. Did you know. The fashion for girdles has been developing since the sixteenth century. They were brought up to date by louis XIV who even reopened the quarries of languedoc (royal red marble). The marble from these quarries is the subject of great interest on the part of king louis XIV and his architects, who makes it a privileged material for his palaces under construction. They are of all materials, stone, marble, stucco, wood, even ceramic. André-charles boulle produced beautiful marquetry sheaths during the reign of louis XIV. They are adorned with fleurons, large leaves, blue background in lapis lazuli, pewter marquetry surrounded by fringes, scrolls, rinds, moldings and beautiful gilded bronzes.

Ref. : 73G76WTU