Cheminees Chazelles

Phone: (02) 9550 6290 | 396 Princes Highway, St Peters, NSW

Fireplaces have evolved over many centuries with one of the most significant changes made during the construction of the Chateau de Chambord for the French King Francis I. It was now the Renaissance period in France and Francis being a passionate patron of the arts, encouraged many Italian artists including the inventor, sculptor and painter Leonardo Da Vinci to visit during the early stages of the Chateau's construction. The main building material was "Pierre de Chazelles" (stone of Chazelles), a fine quality golden stone, similar to high density limestone mined in Chazelles.

INTIMATELY LINKED TO THE FRENCH ARISTOCRACY
Cheminee is the modern French term for fireplace, although in past references it has also been defined as meaning a chimney or a fireplace surround.

Fireplaces have evolved over many centuries with one of the most significant changes made during the construction of the Chateau de Chambord for the French King Francis I. It was now the Renaissance period in France and Francis being a passionate patron of the arts, encouraged many Italian artists including the inventor, sculptor and painter Leonardo Da Vinci to visit during the early stages of the Chateau's construction. The main building material was "Pierre de Chazelles" (stone of Chazelles), a fine quality golden stone, similar to high density limestone mined in Chazelles.

Large stone carved fireplaces featured in this chateau which were unlike any fireplaces present at this time. The Chazelles stone and artisans were quickly sought after across France, working in other provinces on many other fine chateaux. It is worth noting at this point, that some of the artisans who labored on the Chateau were the ancestors of the present stone carvers of the fireplace surrounds, employed by Chazelles today.


The village of Chazelles is located in Charente, of the French region Poitou-Charentes, part of the Angouleme district, and is only 20 kms from another Chateau d'Angouleme, inherited by Francis I.

Francis was born near Cognac in 1494 and was Count of Angouleme. He decided to restore the Chateau d'Angouleme also using the Chazelles stone. Major building was undertaken over many years including extensions featuring the Renaissance influences of the time. Other French kings who were connected previously to the Chateau were Henri d' Angouleme (Henri II) and Charles IX the Duc d'Angouleme.

Continuing during the reigns of french kings, Louis XIV, XV and XVI, in the middle 1600's to late 1700, fireplace design continued to evolve. Elaborate carved marble and stone fireplace surrounds, and compleme....

Phone: 0498 237 888 | 396 Princes Highway, St Peters, NSW

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