N368

A Fine Neoclassical Statuary Marble Chimneypiece Veneered with Convent Siena Marble of Exceptional Quality.

The central tablet carved playfully with a lion and two winged putti, encircled by laurel, flanked by a fluted frieze and corner blocks carved with oval paterae, above jambs carved with hanging bell flowers. The winged putti are associated with Cupid, God of Love, who was able to tame any wild beast in nature.