SMALL POMPADOUR PLAT FIREPLACE IN ELEGANT BLACK MARQUINIA VEINED MARBLE
The “black-mania” is infecting the whole world, from the Alps to the Pyramids (what am I saying... here we are in the world sphere, better to say “from the Apennines to the Andes”) throngs of invaded women are running in search of a black fireplace, as black as possible, even better if it has some white fretting (the whitest possible, eh..).
And these throngs of Virago, plagiarized by the pestiferous “Furniture Magazines” and goaded by their architects, have leavened those already few specimens of antique fireplaces dressed up to the nines.
To those who want to please their not-so-sweet halves without taking out bank mortgages, I propose this delightful Pompadour plat built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries (Belle Epoque period), black as coal, except for very fine white fretting (these are fossils from the Quaternary period or so..), fretting (or “nuvolaure,” if you prefer) that only this very special Marquinia marble quarry possesses.
I made this clarification because not all Marquinia Black marble has this characteristic veining, but only this particular quarry, which is what gives this quality of Marquinia a MUCH higher value than the rest of the quarry, which is considered more vulgar and consequently much less expensive.
The nice misurine of this mantel is of exceptional adaptability to any medium or small size environment, its preservation is PERFECT. Paris is its city of origin.
