AN IMPORTANT ITALIAN CARRARA MARBLE FIGURAL CHIMNEY-PIECE, CIRCA 1860

AN IMPORTANT ITALIAN CARRARA MARBLE FIGURAL CHIMNEY-PIECE
CIRCA 1860
The serpentine Saint Anne marble mantle shelf above a shaped header carved in high relief with putti emblematic of war, the left pillar with putti holding aloft the Imperial Standard of Napoléon III and the right with the Cross of Savoy, joined at the base with a hearth slab
51 ¼ in. (130 cm.) high; 78 in. (198 cm.) wide; 18 ½ in. (47 cm.) deep

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Pre-Lot Text
The Treaty of Turin Fireplace