Late 17th Century Architectural Elements

A rare and important pair of 17th century marble urns from the workshop of Jan Pieter Van Baurscheit (1649-1728), the body carved with mythological scenes carved in bas relief with g...

After a fireback once commissioned by Nicolas Fouquet, for his Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, this large iron fireback was cast in France during the late 1600s/early 1700s (the original was from 1661). Fouquet was a powerful financial advisor in the 17th century, with close ties to both Cardinals Richelieu and Mazarin, as well as Louis XIV himself. At the young age of 19, Fouquet was appointed by Richelieu as “councilor of the Parliament of Metz”, an important city in northeast France. Fouquet would eventually rise to become Superintendent of Finances (Surintendant des finances) of France until he was imprisoned by Louis XIV in 1661 (Fouquet’s extravagant displays of wealth conflicted with the heavy debt incurred by the crown, causing Louis XIV to believe that Fouquet was embezzling). Interestingly, Fouquet was arrested unsuspectingly by d’Artagnan, who would later be fictionalized in the Alexandre Dumas novel, Les Trois Mousquetaires (known in English as The Three Musketeers). Our large and thick fireback features military and musical motifs flanking an oval coat of arms medallion. The overall shape of the fireback is rectangular, with an arched top that is filled by an open crown that tops the heraldic display, which consists of a banded husked wreath surrounding four scrolled “F’s” that are pierced by an arrow. There is a crinkled ribbon at the bottom that folds over the wreath and trails down below. On the right side of the medallion is a five-string lyre in front of laurel and acanthus leaves. To the left of the coat of arms is a crested helmet over a sword sheath...

Late Baroque giltwood architectural fragment, likely a central section of an altar tabernacle or part of a reredos, most elements late 17th century or later, possibly Latin American,...

17th 18th century rare hand carved stone Niche from a Chateau Estate Provence. Could be used as a fountain with a basin planter container in the front of i...

Antique 18th century Italian Stucco wall relief section in a wooden frame, decorated with cherubs and scrolls.

Antique cast iron plate representing the Sun King on horseback, with the inscription "roy de France Lovis XIV", on the right the coat of arms o...

Antique entrance door, double-winged, hand-carved in walnut with diamond design panels, built in the 17th century in Italy. Entrance door of a probable noble house in the Italian hi...

We have a very unique and old fireplace from the year 1680!! This is the oldest mantel (fireplace) we have in our collection. This fireplace comes from a Chateau in Verdun. It is an ...

Hand carved wood caryatid. Condition: Good minor wear consistent with age and use. Three small drill holes on the top back. Pea size damage where one d...

Very ancient pair of lacquered doors on a green background and hand painted in front and behind (orange background), represented various mythological and life scenes of the time, ver...

This exquisite water fountain is created of beautifully carved old elements. A rare late 17th-early 18th century stone window Oeil-de-boeuf from an old Chateau in Dordogne. It's crowned with a handsome stone sphere finial. The mythical dolphin spout with escutcheon is mounted on 18th century bricks inside the medallion. The large 17th century stone basin trough...

Five solid blocks were needed for timeless Louis XIV period, 17th century, original antique fireplace surround. The jambs are nicely oxidized. This type of stone reflects the light i...