overmantel in English
noun
1
an ornamental structure over a mantelpiece, typically of plaster or carved wood and sometimes including a mirror.
The carved foliage with ribbons and laurel wreaths applied to the center of the end cupboards relates to carvings on some of the best Federal mantels and overmantels in New Orleans.
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1. There is a fine oak carved overmantel and an old door opens on to the curved stone stair to the first floor.