Stock No.4755
A rare and imposing limestone finely sculpted English Renaissance Mannerist antique mantle, the carved frieze centred by a cartouche flanked by elaborate acanthus foliage with male and female tritons, the jambs in the form of caryatids decorated with a lions head with drapery and strap-work on a mounted plinth foot block.
Provenance: Croydon Hall in the Parish of Timberscombe, West Somerset.
Early 17th century, circa 1620.
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width |
height |
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| external |
72"
182.9 cms |
54 1⁄4"
137.8 cms |
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| internal |
48"
121.9 cms |
40 3⁄16"
102.2 cms |
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Link to: Antique Renaissance, Gothic Tudor Fireplace mantels and Chimneypieces: 1260 - 1600