FOR A LONG TIME I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THE TIME TO COMMENT YOU AND NOW THAT MY SON HAS FINALLY POSTED YOUR IMAGES ON OUR SITE I HAVE TWO PROBLEMS:
THE FIRST LIES IN THE FACT THAT IT HAS COME LATE (IT'S ALMOST DINNER TIME) AND IF I DON'T WANT TO FACE THE WRATH OF MY WIFE I HAVE TO CLOSE UP SHOP AND GO HOME.
THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THAT MY MIND IS BEING CROWDED WITH A THOUSAND AND ONE THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO WRITE ABOUT YOU, RARE FIREPLACE (THAT IS, BUILT RIGHT IN THE EMPIRE PERIOD AND NOT, PERHAPS, A FEW DECADES LATER).
AND IMPORTANT COMMENTS ALSO NEED IMPORTANT TIMES AS WELL AS “CALM AND CHALK.”
FOR NOW, THEREFORE, I WILL WRITE ONLY A SIMPLE, CLEAR AND LAPIDARY NOTE:
THIS MANTEL IS TO BE CONSIDERED A “UNIQUE PIECE,” THAT IS, A FIREPLACE DESIGNED BY AN ARCHITECT AND MADE BY A MASTER SCULPTOR FOR A SPECIFIC CLIENT.
IN THE WORLD, OF SUCH FIREPLACES, THERE IS ONLY THIS ONE.
ROME, EMPIRE PERIOD, EXCELLENT PRESERVATION AND AMATEUR PATINA, CARRARA STATUARY MARBLE OF VERY FINE QUALITY, DESIGN AND SCULPTURE OF A HIGH STANDARD.
Actual commentary:
For every style, from the Austere Romanesque to the Soft Baroque, even to the political Littorio, there is a moment when Purity is reached.
In the case of the Empire style, this most worthy example of it can be considered the representation of its Purity.
From the design to the attention to detail, from the fineness of its Doric capitals to the choice of marble, HERE EVERYTHING IS PURITY.
