Stock No: 14069

A very large French antique cast iron fireback, depicting Jupiter and his attendants set within an oval frame, on a cross hatched ground. The oval itself is set within a scrolled cartouche and twin masks of Jupiter can be seen set on either side. Jupiter was God of Sky and Thunder as was also King of the Gods in Roman mythology. His name in Greek mythololgy was Zeus.
French late 17th century.

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