Ads
related to: faux fireplace mantel with shelves attachedarchitecturaldepot.com has been visited by 10K+ users in the past month
Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Mantel clocks—or shelf clocks—are relatively small house clocks traditionally placed on the shelf, or mantel, above the fireplace. The form, first developed in France in the 1750s, can be distinguished from earlier chamber clocks of similar size due to a lack of carrying handles. These clocks are often highly ornate, decorative works.
The Adam mantels are in wood enriched with ornament, cast in molds, sometimes copied from the carved wood decoration of old times. [1] Mantels or fireplace mantels can be the focus of custom interior decoration. A mantel traditionally offers a unique opportunity for the architect/designer to create a personal statement unique to the room they ...
Brackets vary widely in shape, but a prototypical bracket is the L-shaped metal piece that attaches a shelf (the smaller component) to a wall (the larger component): its vertical arm is fixed to one (usually large) element, and its horizontal arm protrudes outwards and holds another (usually small) element.
Mantel—Either the shelf above a fireplace or the structure to support masonry above a fireplace [23] Smoke shelf—A shelf below the smoke chamber and behind the damper. It collects debris and water falling down the flue. [24] Throat (waist)—The narrow area above a fireplace usually where the damper is located. [21]
The fireplaces and mantels, which projected about 2.5 feet (0.76 m), were considerably reduced in depth to just 0.5 feet (0.15 m). [89] The mantels were replaced with 6-foot (1.8 m) [90] new ones in the Georgian style. [91] The marble for each mantel came from a different state, and each was a different color. [85]
With the death of Louis XV on May 10, 1774, his grandson Louis XVI became King of France at age twenty. The new king had little interest in the arts, but his wife, Marie-Antoinette, and her brothers-in-law, the Comte de Provence (the future Louis XVIII) and the Comte d'Artois (the future Charles X), were deeply interested in the arts, gave their protection to artists, and ordered large amounts ...