Large French Antique Louis XV Carrara Marble Fireplace

A well proportioned and finely carved Louis XV style antique fireplace in Italian Carrara marble. The carved panelled jambs with stiff acanthus at the bottom, descending flowers and foliage surmounted by C scrolls and shells. The panelled side returns retaining their original brass vents. The conforming panelled Frieze with central carved cartouche of a Vase of flowers between facing C scrolls and tendrils of flowers and foliage. All beneath a substantial shaped and moulded serpentine shelf.