An Antique 18th C French Rococo Fireplace in Superior Breche Violette Marble

A very large chimneypiece executed in superior quality Italian Breche Violette marble, with large areas of deep purple hues making such a striking fireplace. Transitional style between Louis XV and Louis XVI with a wide and generous serpentine shelf, the wide frieze with shaped fielded panels and carved motif to centre, the end blocks with scroll carving continuing down the jambs to the foot blocks. retaining its original side returns. An excellent example of this style of chimneypiece in extraordinary Breche marble