SKU: 1033

Antique French fireback decorated with Susanna and the Elders and dated 1574

Description

A French Henri IV cast iron fireback dated 1574 of pediment rectangular form, the pediment with central relief cast lion’s mask flanked by the date, above a figural scene depicting Susanna and the Elders, cast in low relief with a Greek key border.

102 cm in height, 108 cm in width and 3 cm thick.

A similar fireback is pictured in: Henri Carpentier, Placques de Cheminées, F. de Nobele, Paris 1967, p.53.

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