Fireplace with a bust of King Louis XIV, Fireplace made of cast iron, with a semicircular top. At the center is a bust of Louis XIV in a cartouche. Four medallions are placed in the corners of the cartouches, with a star, a pigeon and two dolphins. On the left of the bust the Mercury staff, on the right an arrow and bow, both attributes of Apollo. At the very top is the all-seeing eye. Below a cartouche with the inscription: LVDOVICVS XIV / FRANCIA ET NAVARRA / [REX CHRISTIANISSIMVS], Louis XIV (King of France), anonymous, France (possibly), c. 1650 - c. 1675, iron (metal), founding, h c

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