Stock: 13843

A tall and elegant walnut antique Art Nouveau fireplace in the manner of Charles Harrison Townsend (1851 - 1928), architect and designer of the 1901 Horniman Museum and the 1895 Bishopsgate Institute, both in London. Carved in relief in a design typical of the Art Nouveau period with a pair of tall stylised trees with slender trunks and sinuous roots flanking the high set columned podium.
English late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	46 7⁄8" 119 cms	75 3⁄16" 191 cms	18 1⁄8" 46 cms
Internal	29 7⁄8" 76 cms	38 5⁄8" 98 cms

Stock: 13874

THE ITALIAN WARS
A monumental and imposing richly carved French walnut trumeau chimneypiece. The generously moulded cornice lies above a dramatically carved arched central panel dominating the trumeau frieze and depicting a scene of battle probably relating to the eighth Italian War (1551-1559) when Henry II of France declared war against Charles V ruler of the Holy Roman Empire. The panel is flanked on either side by two large carved horned and winged mythical beasts and the whole rests on the wide and sturdy fireplace surround beneath.

The deep shelf of the fireplace surround, with its carved alternating bossed frieze, sits above a pair of robust fluted columns with Corinthian capitals and stepped footblocks and the deep set fireplace opening is topped by a finely carved and decorative border detail.
French, mid 19th century.

Notes: The 1551-1559 Italian War was also known as the Habsburg – Valois War. There were a series of conflicts from 1494 to 1559 that involved, at various times, most of the city-states of Italy, the Papal States, most of the major states of Western Europe and the Ottoman Empire. Originally arising from dynastic disputes over the Duchy of Milan and the Kingdom of Naples, the wars rapidly became a general struggle for power and territory among their various participants, and were marked with an increasing number of alliances, counter-alliances and betrayals.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	79 11⁄16" 202.5 cms	107 1⁄8" 272 cms	29 7⁄8" 76 cms
Internal	46 7⁄8" 119 cms	35" 89 cms

Stock: 10284

A large 19th century antique oak chimneypiece mantel in the Jacobean style. The deeply moulded shelf is set above a double frieze, carved with birds, cherubs riding seahorses, and entwined acanthus leaves, flanked by roaring lion mask end blocks, supported by a pair of caryatids draped in robes in the form of pilasters with ionic capitals, embellished with lion masks and strap work. The fireplace opening is boarded by richly carved mouldings of egg and dart and acanthus.

English mid 19th century, incorporating 17th and 18th century elements.

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	width	height	depth
	90 3⁄16" 229 cms	75 3⁄16" 191 cms	11 5⁄8" 29.5 cms
	48 3⁄16" 122.5 cms	48 3⁄16" 122.5 cms

Stock: 13603

An unusually tall and imposing Gothic Revival antique trumeau fireplace surround. The elegant triple cluster columns with their finely carved capitals support a plain panelled frieze, above which is the large trumeau embellished with carved Gothic tracery, below a simple panelled upper frieze and cornice.
French, circa 1900.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	80 11⁄16" 205 cms	133 1⁄2" 339 cms	22 3⁄8" 57 cms
Internal	58 11⁄16" 149 cms	55 7⁄8" 142 cms

Stock: 8512

A large and grand painted pine & gesso Adam style Georgian fireplace surround. The breakfront shelf over a foliate decorated central tablet and frieze, supported on tapered columns with Ionic capitals.
Photo before restoration.
English, mid 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	83 1⁄8" 211 cms	58 1⁄8" 147.5 cms	13" 33 cms
Internal	48" 122 cms	41 11⁄16" 106 cms

Stock: 13405

A Grand Repousse Copper antique Fireplace Surround.
Attributed to John Pearson (1859—1930) Master Coppersmith and founder member of the Guild of Handicrafts.

This elaborately decorated fireplace on its mahogany ground follows a maritime theme depicting mythical sea creatures in the deep and Galleons riding the waves in rolling seas all typical of Pearson's work.
English circa 1900.

Notes: In early life John Pearson worked with William de Morgan developing his trademark designs and creations of mythological animals, birds, sea creatures, dragons and galleons, fanciful trees & fruit, all to be very evident throughout his life in his repousse copper work. In 1888 C R Ashbee, the designer and social idealist, offered him the chance to be a founder member of the Guild of Handicraft, a co-operative of Craftsmen being set up in Whitechapel, London and he accepted the offer. He resigned some years later following a dispute with his colleagues but continued to work independently mostly in repousse copper metalware, producing chargers, vases, firescreens, mirror frames and the like.

Both Liberty and Morris sold his work in this period. In 1929, he closed his workshop and retired to Canvey Island in Essex where, a few months later, he died. At his death, his occupation was described as 'art connoisseur'.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	70 1⁄8" 178 cms	61" 155 cms	13 5⁄8" 34.5 cms
Internal	43 11⁄16" 111 cms	42 1⁄8" 107 cms

Stock: 13593

MONUMENTAL VENETIAN BAROQUE:

A superb highly ornate carved Walnut Chimneypiece. The architectural pediment, surmounted by a pair of reclining putti above a tympanum centred by a carved panel depicting Vulcans Forge, is flanked by figures of the twins Castor and Pollux known as the Dioskouri and the whole is supported on the shoulders of two massive carved figures of Atlas.The carving is typical of the nineteenth century Italian school, beautiful and seemingly effortless.
Italian circa 1870.

This piece was removed from a North American mansion together with
an associated sideboard SNo13592, see last image. Both were almost
certainly carved by Italian craftsmen and probably commissioned in
the late 19th century.

Notes: Vulcan was the Roman God of fire & volcanoes, metalworking, stone masonry, forges and the art of sculpture. In Greek mythology he was known as Hephaestus. He was the son of Juno and Jupiter and because he was born lame legend says that his mother being so displeased at the sight of him flung him out of heaven. He was, though, married to and deeply loved by Venus, the goddess of love and beauty.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	96 1⁄8" 244 cms	115" 292 cms	24" 61 cms
	55 7⁄8" 142 cms	53 1⁄2" 136 cms

Stock: 13801

A highly decorative carved pine chimneypiece mantel in the George III style. The central plaque on the frieze, depicting three putti carrying a deer, is flanked by floral and fruiting swags. The twin foliate paterae on the endblocks are set above rams heads from which garlands tumble down the jambs. The opening is edged with egg and dart detail.
English, late 19th century.

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	width	height	depth
External	63 3⁄8" 161 cms	56 11⁄16" 144 cms	6 1⁄2" 16.5 cms
Internal	36 13⁄16" 93.5 cms	41 11⁄16" 106 cms

Stock: 13627

A tall and stately rosewood and ebony chimneypiece and overmantle in the French Baroque manner. The overmantle mirror, framed with egg and dart & fleur de lys decoration, is set beneath a large cartouche centred with a monogrammed boss with the letters FF and is flanked by ebony lozenge detail and ribboned foliate festoons. The fireplace, with panels of foliate decoration on the frieze and endblocks, is supported by a pair of free standing, elaborately carved ebony columns fronting the jambs and framing the slow arched opening which is edged with egg and dart detail and further ribboned foliate festoons. French, mid to late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	59 1⁄8" 150 cms	101 3⁄8" 257.5 cms	16 7⁄8" 43 cms
Internal	33 1⁄8" 84 cms	34 13⁄16" 88.5 cms

Stock: 13838

ART NOUVEAU BEAUTY An exceptional and rare carved oak Art Nouveau chimneypiece with an integral decorative cast iron hooded insert set between two red tiled panels beneath the centred embossed copper plaque. The carved athemion detail echoed on the insert and tiles, together with the graceful sweep of the arch framing the opening, flanked by twin slim reeded columns, is very typical of the designs of this period. English, circa 1900.

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	width	height	depth
	60 3⁄16" 153 cms	70 7⁄8" 180 cms	10 13⁄16" 27.5 cms
	17 11⁄16" 45 cms	23 5⁄8" 60 cms

Stock: 10854

A large carved oak fireplace surround in the Italian Renaissance manner with a breakfront shelf and bands of carved foliate and acanthus detail on the under shelf. The frieze is inset with twin carved panels of putti holding urns amidst scrolled ornament. The figural endblocks are supported on Solomonic florally-entwined, spiral columns above lion masks on the foot blocks.
English Mid 19th century incorporating 17th century elements.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	80" 203.2 cms	64 5⁄8" 164.1 cms	10 3⁄8" 26.5 cms
Internal	46 7⁄8" 119 cms	43 7⁄8" 111.5 cms

Stock: 11291

A small carved pine fireplace mantel in the Georgian manner of Robert Adam, the breakfront shelf above three rows of carved deta, the fluted frieze centred by a simple torchere and quiver plaque. The opening framed with carved floral detail.
English, mid 19th century

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	width	height	depth
External	45 3⁄16" 114.8 cms	46 11⁄16" 118.5 cms	6 1⁄4" 16 cms
Internal	33 1⁄4" 84.5 cms	31 7⁄8" 81 cms

Stock: 11408

A heavily carved antique oak chimneypiece in the Jacobean manner. The frieze centred with a mask of a crowned king flanked by floral festoons and endblock paterae, the jambs with tumbling floral and fruit festoons.
English, late 19th century.

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	width	height	depth
External	75 3⁄8" 191.5 cms	57 1⁄8" 145 cms	10 3⁄16" 26 cms
Internal	38 5⁄8" 98 cms	39" 99 cms

Stock: 13584

A large Renaissance style walnut chimneypiece, intricately carved in high relief. The panelled frieze, embellished with scrolling floral vines centred by a grotesque mask, is flanked with a pair of lion mask endblocks. The tapering pilaster jambs of traditional Jacobean Gothic design are resting on stepped footblocks. The chimneypiece has a tall pyramidal trumeau made in our workshops from original antique walnut.

The chimneypiece is shown with a pair of beautifully carved beechwood Heraldic beasts a Lion and an Antelope. Each holds a scrolled cabuchon and is mounted on the shelf above the endblocks. The Lion and Antelope are incorporated into the Coat of Arms of the City of Manchester in North West England. Theis pair were originally part of a set together with a plaque of the Coat of Arms and were probably from one of the City’s municipal buildings. The Coat of Arms was granted to the City in 1842 and was derived from the arms of Henry IV.
English, 1840s and later elements.

Note: Heraldic Beasts ex SNo 13297. 102cm wide by 46cm deep at the top of the trumeau.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	75 13⁄16" 192.5 cms	123" 312.5 cms	38" 96.5 cms
Internal	47" 119.5 cms	50" 127 cms

Stock: 12526

A substantial oak Fireplace Surround in the Arts & Crafts manner with richly carved sunflower adorrnnent in the panelled jambs which support the large shelf, carved frieze and other linear carved elements.
(Shown with andirons SNo 12417, now sold, and a swan basket.)
Circa 1880s.

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	width	height	depth
External	76 3⁄16" 193.5 cms	53 1⁄2" 136 cms	9 13⁄16" 25 cms
Internal	37 3⁄8" 95 cms	36 5⁄8" 93 cms

Stock: 13484

A large, wide & sturdy antique oak fireplace surround in the English Jacobean manner, highly carved with bold pagan figures on the jambs supporting the finger fluted three panelled frieze flanked by grotesque masks beneath the wide heavily gadrooned shelf. The opening framed with egg and dart carved detail.
English late 19th century incorporating 17th century elements .

Shown together with a pair of massive andirons, SNo 13482, sold separately.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	98 3⁄8" 250 cms	60 5⁄8" 154 cms	10 5⁄8" 27 cms
Internal	66 7⁄8" 170 cms	44 1⁄2" 113 cms

Stock: 13331

A tall carved pine fireplace surround, in the George III manner, with a highly carved frieze of griffins, fruits and swags. Originally with coloured marble slips which we can supply in antique green Connemara marble, black Kilkenny marble or veined white Statuary marble.
English, circa 1890.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	71" 180.4 cms	58 11⁄16" 149 cms	6 1⁄8" 15.5 cms
Internal	51 5⁄8" 131 cms	44 3⁄16" 112.2 cms

Stock: 13273

A fine late Georgian style pine and gesso fireplace surround the frieze centred by a plaque with wheatsheafs and bluebells flanked by floral garlands and classically styled urn endblocks above delicate tumbling floral carvings on the jambs.
English early 19th century.

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	Width	Height
External	66 7⁄8" 170 cms	60 5⁄8" 154 cms
Internal	48 13⁄16" 124 cms	47 5⁄8" 121 cms

Stock: 13368

JACOBEAN REVIVAL:
A carved oak fireplace and overmantel in the Jacobean Revival manner, the overmantel with alternating Tudor roses and acanthus motifs above panelled arched niches either side of a strapwork panel centred by a cherubic mask and separated by tapering fluted columns with acanthus leaf corbels. The wide shelf, supported on two large corbels, above a decoratively carved frieze.The jambs of a more simplistic design with related tapering column motif and square footblocks.
Recently removed from a farmhouse in Yorkshire.
English mid 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	81 1⁄2" 207 cms	95 11⁄16" 243 cms	16 1⁄2" 42 cms
Internal	51 3⁄16" 130 cms	43 1⁄8" 109.4 cms

Stock: 13150

WALNUT TRUMEAU:
A Majestic Dutch Walnut Trumeau Chimneypiece from a house in the old centre of the City of Haarlem, Holland.

Purportedly originally part of a panelled room in an 18th century manor house on the country estate of Landgoed Beeckestijn in the surrounding region, it was moved to the house in the City of Haarlem in the 1920's. Carved with Gothic Puginesque elements and fluted columns the elaborate cabuchon bears the monogram JB and is flanked by lion mask heads on the end blocks.
Dutch, mid 19th century.

Notes: The initials may be those of Jacob Boreel whose family owned the estate until the 1950s and who was responsible for major renovations to the house in the late 18th century. The manor was built on the edge of the dunes in the Kennemerland region as a summer residence for a wealthy Amsterdam regent. Badly damamged during World War II the manor subsequently underwent further extensive restoration.


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	Width	Height	Depth
External	76" 193 cms	131 1⁄2" 334 cms	26 13⁄16" 68 cms
Internal	48 3⁄16" 122.5 cms	34 5⁄8" 88 cms

Stock: 13196

A highly unusual Renaissance style carved and painted pine fire surround and overmantel in the Elizabethan manner with eight simulated leather panels depicting figures from Medieval times. The four panels on the frieze illustrate two scenes from court; one of a king and his minstrel; the second a jovial lord and jester; the other two illustrate domestic scenes; one of a lady sewing with her children playing beside her and the other of a lady spinning yarn with her cat beside her. The four on the jambs depict scantily clad water maidens each in various poses and bearing pitchers. The reeded frieze is centred with carved strapwork above an opening edged with foliate beaded decoration.
English 1920s.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	75 3⁄16" 191 cms	74" 188 cms	8 1⁄8" 20.5 cms
Internal	40 3⁄16" 102 cms	35 13⁄16" 91 cms

Stock: 10847

THE GREEN MAN CHIMNEYPIECE:
A large well carved oak chimneypiece in the English Jacobean manner. The overmantel with four fluted columns topped by ornate capitals enclosing two rows of three panels, the central panel depicting the emotive Green Man Mask above a row of three Gothic niche. The fireplace frieze, flanked by similar fluted columns and capitals, is carved with Celtic strapwork. English, part 17th century, rebuilt in the early 19th century with matching elements.

Notes: The Green Man motif is usually depicted as a face surrounded by or made from leaves and sprouting branches or vines, surrounded by flowers or fruit. It often be found as a decorative architectural ornament or carving in churches. It has many variations and is found in many cultures from many ages around the world, He is primarily interpreted as a symbol of rebirth, representing the cycle of growth each spring.

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	Width	height	Depth
Overall	66 1⁄2" 169 cms	101 5⁄8" 258 cms	11 13⁄16" 30 cms
Internal	35 13⁄16" 91 cms	41 1⁄8" 104.5 cms

Stock: 12796

A substantial satinwood inlaid mahogany Edwardian fireplace the substantial shelf supported on scrolled brackets, the frieze decorated with inlaid satinwood bellflower and ribbon swags, the jambs with descending inlaid satinwood bellflowers.
English, early 20th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	65 11⁄16" 167 cms	47 3⁄8" 120.5 cms	10 3⁄8" 26.5 cms
Internal	45 7⁄8" 116.5 cms	36" 91.5 cms

Stock: 11256

An English carved pine chimneypiece in the mid Georgian English Rococo manner. The straight shelf undermoulding carved with oak leaves, shells and scrolled floral motifs over the central female mask tablet looking to Sinistre ( left ) flanked by carved acanthus leaf on the Ogee shaped frieze , large egg & dart above and around the opening the jambs supported either side by scrolled floral brackets. Shown without marble or slate ingrounds for the dog-leg opening. English 19th century.

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	width	height	depth
	67 7⁄8" 172.5 cms	57 1⁄2" 146 cms	6 11⁄16" 17 cms
	50 13⁄16" 129 cms	45 1⁄4" 115 cms

Stock: 12576

" AWAY TO NEWMARKET " This delicately carved oak Jacobean chimneypiece is attributed to the provenance of the original Royal Palace built by King James Ist in Newmarket in 1606-10, from which time Newmarket became the “Resort of Kings “as the centre of horse racing which is still known as “ The Sport of Kings “. The Royal Palace was the smallest of King James's palaces and cost £ 20,000 to build.

James Ist was the first to import an Arab stallion into England for racing. Later, around 1724, three Arab stallions were imported and crossbred with English mares to produce the thoroughbred horse from which all thoroughbred horses worldwide are descended...The original horses were named after their owners: the Darley Arabian, the Godolphin Arabian and the Byerley Turk.

The first Newmarket Royal Palace built by James I from which this chimneypiece orginates was succeeded by another palace built by James' grandson Charles II of which the present Palace House is the surviving element.

Please note the image of an advert published in 1934 from Hotspur Antiques which advertises this same chimneypiece as being " from a Stuart King's palace near Newmarket, Suffolk" The original 1606-10 Royal Newmarket Palace was neglected and later destroyed during the Commonwealth / Republic period of Oliver Cromwell. The chimneypiece would have gone into royal custody. It was bought by us on the Isle of Wight where it's provenance was believed to be that it came from a house on the Osborne estate of Queen Victoria.

Shown with 12570, a 19th century Clipsham fossil stone, Jacobean Revival interior / bolection. English, early 17th century.

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	width	height	depth
External	104 11⁄16" 266 cms	95 11⁄16" 243 cms	8 11⁄16" 22 cms
Internal	76 13⁄16" 195 cms	54 7⁄8" 139.5 cms

Stock: 12311

A large High Victorian carved oak chimneypiece in the Italian Renaissance manner. The straight shelf with repeating carved acanthus leaf detail over dentil mouldings over lamb's tongue carved detail. Under this is the panelled frieze and endblocks with symbolic carved detail in each panel depicting the four seasons: Putti for Spring, a Venerable Sage for Winter, flanking the long central panels with high relief carved cornucopia of fruit and other products of the land. The jamb panels carved with land game on the one side and fish on the other. English, circa 1880.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	84 5⁄8" 215 cms	67 7⁄8" 172.5 cms	12 3⁄8" 31.5 cms
Internal	28 1⁄4" 72 cms	44 1⁄8" 112 cms

Stock: 12511

An unusual boldly carved oak chimneypiece in the Neo Gothic manner of A.W.N. Pugin (1812-1852). The contoured shelf over the open clover leaf frieze, flanked by typical Pugin oak leafage decoration, supported on multi column jambs. Image before restoration and polished revival.
English, mid 19th century.

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	width	height	depth
External	61 5⁄8" 156.5 cms	60" 152.5 cms	12 5⁄8" 32 cms
Internal	42 1⁄8" 107 cms	43 7⁄8" 111.5 cms

Stock: 11467

A large carved pine and limewood period Georgian Chimneypiece in the manner of Robert Adam. The varied and profusely carved detail on virtually every surface is of the highest quality and is typical of Robert Adam's late 18th century creations. The central tablet is again carved in limewood, the detail showing a pagan Roman-style ram, florally festooned, flanked by Campana urns. Far from being cluttered, each section is in harmony with the whole. Identical with one at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. See 2nd image. Shown with white marble slips to illustrate how this type of fireplace would have been installed.
English 1880s.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	74 3⁄8" 189 cms	56 1⁄2" 143.5 cms	7" 17.7 cms
Internal	62 3⁄16" 158 cms	41 7⁄8" 106.5 cms

Stock: 12430

AN IMPOSING LARGE CARVED OAK WOOD CHIMNEYPIECE in the English Renaissance / Jacobean Revival manner. The broad shelf carved with vine leaves and grapes, over the frieze carved from the solid with typical scrolling strapwork centred by an oval medallion, flanked on either side by twin plain pilasters topped with gadrooned capitals. The opening is contained within a slow medieval arch centred by a small keystone. English, mid to late 19th century.

Provenance: Removed from a substantial 19th century house in Bristol.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	77" 195.5 cms	52" 132 cms	10 5⁄8" 27 cms
Internal	47 5⁄8" 121 cms	35 3⁄8" 90 cms

Stock: 11920

State of the Art French Louis XV Rococo abundance.

A very rare Louis XV carved limewood Rococo chimneypiece. England. The overall grandly contoured limewood form is embellished with high relief boldy carved scrolled and floral detail, counterpointed with much delightful delicate low relief detail on the borders and corners. The undulating serpentine shelf rests above a frieze dominated almost entirely by the Rocaille cartouche which is flanked by C scrolled endblocks supported on flamboyant scrolled, florally festooned console jambs seated on plain footblocks.
English, circa 1760.

Notes: The name limewood derives from Old English and German Linde and was the classic wood used by sculptors since the Middle Ages for its good carving qualities.

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	width	height	depth
External	78 11⁄16" 200 cms	56 7⁄8" 144.5 cms	15 7⁄8" 40.5 cms
Internal	52 5⁄8" 133.5 cms	45 11⁄16" 116 cms

Stock: 11646

A LARGE PERIOD ENGLISH MID GEORGIAN CHIMNEYPIECE RICHLY CARVED in pine and limewood. The wide breakfronted shelf supported over the large frieze which is centred by an intricately carved centre tablet depicting in high relief a basket of fruit and flowers with attendant birds, flanked by larger scale floral scrolling on the side panels. The whole is supported on scrolled jambs, also richly adorned with high relief carved floral detail. English Rococo, mid 18th century. Dimensions without black & gold Portoro marble ingrounds are: External Width 178.8cms, 70.4" External Height 120.7cms, 47.2" External Depth 25.1cms, 9.9" Internal Width 122.5 cms, 48.3" Internal Height 85.5cms, 33.8"

	width	height	depth
External	70 3⁄8" 178.8 cms	55 5⁄8" 141.2 cms	10" 25.5 cms
Internal	36 3⁄8" 92.5 cms	41 11⁄16" 106 cms

Stock: 12563

A very rare survival of an example of a George III painted pine and gesso Verre Eglomise chimneypiece with the original paint finish now pleasantly distressed. The rounded rectangular shelf sits above an acanthus cavetto moulded, triple panel frieze painted with a still life of fruits flanked by floral swags, on a simulated Sienna marble ground. The panelled jambs headed by acanthus pilasters above ribbon tied leaf and berry painted panels with carved anthemion and trailing ribbon-tied husks below.
English, circa 1790.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	63 13⁄16" 162 cms	62 5⁄8" 159 cms	5 11⁄16" 14.5 cms
Internal	50" 127 cms	52 13⁄16" 134 cms

Stock: 12280

A large pine and limewood chimneypiece in the mid 18th century Palladian manner. The breakfront shelf above a richly carved frieze, centred by a plaque depicting a crowd of putti wrestling with a goat, with vine and grape swags either side and finely carved egg and dart and Vitruvian detail above and below, is flanked by elaborate wine flagons on the endblocks. The jambs topped by large acanthus brackets above male masks holding tumbling garlands in their mouths.
English, circa 1880.

Note: The central plaque is remarkably similar to a marble relief in the Galleria Doria Pamphili, Rome carved by the Flemish Baroque sculptor François Duquesnoy (1597 - 1643). A terracotta version of it was set into the triptych panel incorporated into the chimneypiece in The Painted Room at Spencer House, London, in the 1760s.

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	Width	Height	Depth
external	82 11⁄16" 210 cms	66 3⁄8" 168.6 cms	7 7⁄8" 20 cms
Internal	48 3⁄8" 123 cms	47 3⁄16" 120 cms

Stock: 12118

A finely carved oak chimneypiece and overmantel in the English Renaissance Elizabethan manner. The gadrooned cornice is set above the many panelled overmantel. This series of panels of varying formats carved with Vitruvian scroll and other period decoration with spirally supported shelves either side. The two main panels showing a noblewoman with a captured dragon facing satyrs. Beneath the well-proportioned shelf with double Guilloche carved detail on the frieze between and Venetian styled capitals, the carved panels on the jambs open to reveal shelves within.

Provenance: A small oval brass plate attached at the back with the details Hewetson, Milner & Thexton Ltd, House Furnishers, Tottenham Court Road, London.
English, late 19th century.

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	width	overall height	depth
	81 1⁄2" 207 cms	100 3⁄8" 255 cms	13" 33 cms
	48 13⁄16" 124 cms	36 5⁄8" 93 cms

Stock: 12253

A tall Louis XV carved walnut Rococo fireplace and overmantel mirror. Integral with the mirror is the florally carved framed still life oil painting of a " Paniere des fleurs au jardin " .The original mirror-plate now resilvered.
French, late 19th century.

Link to: Antique Rococo Chimneypieces inc Louis XV English Scottish Chippendale Rococo fireplace mantels.

	width	height	depth
	57 1⁄2" 146 cms	117 1⁄4" 298 cms	16 7⁄8" 43 cms