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English translation

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History

In 1739, the front part of the building was acquired by Jean Rivière, a stonemason. It would seem that he was at the origin of the sculpted decoration of the street facade, the ornamentation of which perhaps served as a shopfront. In 1743, the building became the property of a couple of bakers whose ironwork incorporates their initials. In elevation, the facade comprises, at the base, a baker's shop; on the first floor, two glazed doors with balcony; on the second floor, two windows with half-balcony. At the base of the first floor, the band is decorated with a Greek key pattern. That of the second floor is decorated with large scrollwork in high relief. The dentil cornice rests on three strong console brackets with grooves. The frames of the second-floor windows are decorated with leaf ornaments. The glazed doors have a moulded frame, charged with leafy sprays forming an arch surround. The keystone of the round arch is a heavy console bracket with scrolls and garland. On the first floor, each balcony is closed by a straight grille consisting of a single panel with double frame. The central motif is circular. Around the double circle of this motif, the infill consists of two long S-scrolls, assembled with C-scrolls sometimes branching. The second-floor grilles are simpler. Vertical bars are assembled two by two by upper and lower loops. These pairs are connected to each other by small oval spacers. The horizontal frame is furnished with laid-down and interlaced S-scrolls, forming scrollwork.