A carved limestone mantel photographed against a black backdrop: a bas-relief frieze of paired birds perched between baskets and cornucopias of fruit, beneath a cornice carved with a running scroll band over egg-and-dart, resting on fluted scroll consoles.

Fireplace

Mantel with Birds

Limestone · 2001 · Private residence, Bergen County, NJ

A limestone mantel whose frieze is given over to paired birds among baskets and cornucopias of fruit, carved in bas-relief beneath a cornice of running scrollwork and egg-and-dart. Installed in a private residence in Bergen County, New Jersey.

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