This amazing fireplace mantel deserves to be in the spotlight!
Its thin curved and serpentine moulded shelf rests above a slightly curved richly carved frieze which is centered by an opposing C shaped central cartouche with delicate foliage and flowers on both sides. The deep c-scrolled endblocks sit above scrolled angled jambs which terminate in foliate furls supported on straight footblocks.
These super impresse mantels are getting harder to find, etspacially as nice and string as this one.
A true historical Masterpiece.