Carved from an unusually colored Bourguignon stone, this antique French fireplace was fashioned with a gently shaped mantel surmounting a frieze that displays a large, highly stylized shell at the center. The jambs are subtly detailed with incised, vertical reserves.

DATE 18th century

DIMENSIONS Width 59.75 Depth 12.5 Height 43 in. Firebox: Width 50 Height 36.5 in.