Stock No.9181
CARRON OF FALKIRK
A very grand Adam style Carron Foundry firegrate, in burnished cast iron, with a beaded arched back, radiating sunburst bars, elaborate Elysian scenes on the front and spandrels & slim tapering standards topped by elegant swagged urns above goats head masks. The Registered design number 323183 for 1898/9 is cast into the back and beneath it is the catalogue number and name 'No. 8 Dog Stove'.
Scottish late 19th century.
Provenance: Made by the Carron Foundry in Falkirk, Scotland and identical, except for the bars, to one shown below in an advertisement in the June 1906 Connoisseur Magazine.
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36 5⁄8"
93 cms |
36 3⁄16"
92 cms |
16 1⁄2"
42 cms |
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Link to: Antique fire grates and log baskets.