Marquinia Black Marble Decorated Fireplace L 150cm

Fireplace with black Marquinia marble decoration made and carved by hand in Italy.

The fireplace, history and tradition.

Since the dawn of time, one of the primary necessities of man’s concept of “dwelling” has been to procure, domesticate, confine, and maintain fire by exploiting it for lighting, heating, and cooking. The fireplace owes its birth to the Normans, but experienced its heyday in the era of Louis XXVI.

Although in the modern world the need is often purely aesthetic and decorative, the fireplace remains an undisputed symbol of family warmth and conviviality. A piece of furniture that we are naturally inclined to associate with winter, but which can become, with simple ideas, the centerpiece in home decoration in any season.

In modern architecture, the increasing focus on the environment and environmentally friendly heating sources is leading to an increasing appreciation of the use of the fireplace in modern homes, successfully combining the purely aesthetic and decorative function with the practical and everyday one.

THE MATERIAL.

Nero Marquinia, a marble variety of Spanish origin, is one of the most prized natural stones in the world. It takes its name from the town of Marquina, near Bilbao, where it is traditionally mined. As its name suggests, Nero Marquinia is a very fine-grained black marble, speckled with small white fossil residues and traversed by more evident white veins that sometimes turn to a soft green.

Due to its characteristics, it is used as a reference black marble in design projects, interior decoration and for the creation of furnishing elements. It is, in any case, a refined and luxurious marble variety with a fascinating look. It can be used on its own, but also combines perfectly with other coloured or white marbles, recreating an extraordinary eye-catching effect.

DECORATION

The Louis XVI style predates the reign of Louis XVI, from whom it takes its name, by a few years and marks the transition from the redundant and bizarre forms of Rococo to the more sober neoclassicism.

The common thread is undoubtedly the reference to classical culture, both Greek and Roman. The return to these models led to a preference for a composure of forms and symmetrical decorations that still make the Louis XVI style synonymous with high quality workmanship and elegance.

The decorative style in this Fireplace with Marquinia black marble decoration follows the typical characteristics of the Louis XVI style, a continuous search for harmony and proportion in the realisation of artefacts executed with incomparable refinement.