Stock No.15274
A small 20th century Neoclassical style Statuary Marble chimneypiece in the manner of Adam with a Sienna Marble frieze and ingrounds. The frieze is centred by a Statuary Marble tablet
which features a pair of seated cherubs either side of a bust of Homer within a classical landscape. One cherub has a hand on Homers forehead, the other has a hand on an open book and both are holding bones the whole possibly a representation of Learning. The tablet is flanked by a pair of carved ewers on the endblocks set above jambs fronted by elegant Statuary ionic pilasters raised on neat footblocks. Removed from a house in Cornwall. English, mid 20th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
62"
157.5 cms |
51 1⁄8"
129.7 cms |
7 1⁄4"
18.5 cms |
| Internal |
38 1⁄4"
97.3 cms |
38"
96.5 cms |
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