Art Nouveau cladding, probably around 1910, for a fireplace or gas stove. Green-black marble, with decorative parts made of partially perforated sheet metal, painted black, and decorative elements. Two-zone construction, rectangular base with a small risalit. Two vertically arranged doors made of copper (or brass) sheet metal: the top is latticed with decorations of a fruit basket, the lower one braced in the leaf is open and decorated with a large oval rosette and an elegant handle. Overall dimensions: 125 cm high, 84 cm wide, max. 55 cm deep. Art Nouveau cover for a gasoven. Black and green marble with elements from formed tin, colored black. Rectangular base with a central ledge. Two flap doors with ornaments.

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