SKU: 1035
French 17th century fireback with a depiction of a phoenix
Description
Cast iron decorated with a relief of a phoenix amongst flames and florals. On top a description: FLAMES SONT FLEURS OVIE REPKEN MA VIE
Height 99 cm, width 102 cm and thickness 2 cm.
A similar fireback is pictured in: Henri Carpentier, Placques de Cheminées, F. de Nobele, Paris 1967, p. 388.
