Antique Wood Fireplaces

Stock: 11746

" THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE CONNECTION "
A large richly carved Jacobean oak chimneypiece and over mantel.The later carved top rail ornamented with three protruding cartouches centred by shields carved with the letters P.D., E.D 1617, centred by crested twin scrolls and flower-headed finials. The carved details on the massive twin panelled overmantel are centred by putti masks within strapwork, separated by flanked female deities and faun side brackets, over three lion masks on the lintel on substantial supporting pilasters, carved with further female deities; one with a bird and the other with a lute above decoratively carved footblocks .Shown with the original 19th century Neo Gothic carved stone ingrounds. English, late 19th early 20th century.

NOTES; This is a late 19th, early 20th century replica of the 16th century original in the Guildhall at Barnstaple in Devon, SW England. The original is reputed to have been " removed " from a property in Seville, Spain and brought to Devon in 1590 by a privateer from a pirate ship called 'The Prudence'. Devon was the main recruiting area for the “Westward Ho” crews in the build up of English sea power to join the Portuguese, Spanish and Dutch in the search for treasures of the orient and the New World. Penzance is in Cornwall, next county to Devon. Research ongoing.

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	width	height	depth
	89" 226 cms	107 1⁄8" 272 cms	11" 28 cms
	46 1⁄2" 118 cms	46 1⁄2" 118 cms

Stock: 11765

SHAKESPEARE PRESENTED. An Arts & Crafts Tudor Gothic revival carved oak chimneypiece and overmantle with low relief carved detail in the Classical and Celtic manner. The main features being the central bronze patinated plaster center tablet on the overmantel depicting characters in Elizabethan costume in a scene from a Shakespearean play, flanked on either side, carved in wood in high relief, by two dancing minstrels playing flute, cymbal and bagpipes. Possibly by The Bromsgrove Guild. English late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	75" 190.5 cms	85 3⁄8" 217 cms	10 3⁄16" 26 cms
Internal	41 1⁄4" 105 cms	40 7⁄8" 104 cms

Stock: 11645

An impressive large Victorian fireplace mantel in solid Burr Elm wood. The substantial shelf delicately carved with linked Ivy supported on twin lions masks flanking the Gothic arched Clerestory running frieze motif, over twin columned jambs, all in solid Burr Elm wood, on either side with carved oak leaf capitals top, matched at the bottom. English, mid 19th century.

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	width	height	depth
	84" 213.4 cms	54" 137.2 cms	17" 43.2 cms
	46" 116.8 cms	40" 101.6 cms

Stock: 11707

One of a near pair. A well carved walnut chimneypiece in the Louis XVI manner, The moulded shelf over a bow fronted Guilloche carved frieze with outward canted scrolled and reeded jambs with centre rope twist motif and topped by generously carved floral paterae on the endblocks. See also 9391.
French, late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	62 3⁄16" 158 cms	44 1⁄8" 112 cms	10 3⁄16" 26 cms
Internal	44 1⁄2" 113 cms	34 5⁄8" 87.8 cms

Stock: 9391

A carved walnut Louis XVI style cheminee, the frieze carved with a continuous guilloche motif, supported on scrolled angled carved jambs. One of a near pair with SNo 11707. Photo before restoration.
French late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	58 7⁄8" 149.5 cms	44 1⁄8" 112 cms	10" 25.3 cms
Internal	41 1⁄8" 104.5 cms	34 3⁄16" 86.8 cms

Stock: 11468

A very well carved pine chimneypiece in the George III manner of Robert Adam.The delicate high quality carved detail is in limewood and includes repeated lambs-tongue on the top shelf moulding with well defined egg and dart undershelf, over the long frieze which shows very finely carved Limewood Palmettes and Urns interspersed with floral detail.
English, circa 1900.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	62 5⁄8" 159 cms	48" 122 cms	6 7⁄8" 17.6 cms
Opening	41 1⁄2" 105.5 cms	35 3⁄8" 90 cms

Stock: 9922

An imposingly large chimneypiece and overmantel carved in oak in the Tudor / Jacobean Renaissance manner. Extremely tall and with intriguing imagery and motifs at the different levels which include a series of four carved owls interspersed with scallop shells and Tudor roses carved into the lower frieze. The owls frequently found in armorial bearings & associated with wisdom. The roses and shells were symbols or badges for Pilgrims to the East. The frieze is supported on two female Caryatids with abundant fruit headress and strapwork format below. The overmantel is composed of three typical Jacobean Panels with carved central Paterae, seperated by four female caryatids and lion masks, surmounted by the top fanned panels.These features bear a great resemblance to the chimneypiece and panelling in the Great Hall at Castle Ashby, see images and more details below.The 19th century red marble ingrounds are not original to the mantel, but we will extend them to fit.

CONNECTIONS : The Chimneypiece and panelling in the Great Hall in Castle Ashby, Marquis of Northampton, have similar details and features and could have been the inspiration for 9922 made in the 19th century and later, integrating earlier 17th century elements. That one was formerly in the Canonbury Tower, Islington on the Northampton's estate..which formerly belonged to the Spencer family of Diana renown, also a hunting lodge for Henry XVIII. The Tower was from the 1950's until recently the Tower Theater..now rebuilding on the recently revealed remains of Shakespeares original Curtain Theater round the corner from Westland's.

Built in 1509 as a country retreat for the Prior of St Bartholemew, Canonbury was acquired in 1590 by Sir John Spencer, Lord Mayor of London 1594-1595.His daughter eloped with a scion of the Compton family, latterley the Earls of Northampton who inherited the Tower when Spenser died. Sir John made many improvements, the fine panelling of the Spencer and Compton Oak Rooms are his work.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	109 3⁄8" 278 cms	146 1⁄8" 371 cms	12" 30.5 cms
Internal	80 11⁄16" 205 cms	70 1⁄8" 178 cms

Stock: 10520

A richly carved pine mid Georgian style fireplace mantel. The plain moulded shelf over a central plaque carved with a woven reed basket of flowers, flanked by scrolled acanthus pattern on the side panels and leaf end brackets over lion heads holding descending rings on the jambs.
English late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	82 1⁄8" 208.5 cms	53 1⁄8" 135 cms	11 13⁄16" 30 cms
Internal	48 3⁄8" 123 cms	40 5⁄8" 103 cms

Stock: 11057

A PAINTED AND LACQUERED CHINOISERIE CHIMNEYPIECE, with four panels depicting Chinese Folkloric landsapes with exotic birds and a male figure. Image before cleaning and restoration. English ca 1930.

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	width	height	depth
External	57 1⁄2" 146 cms	50 13⁄16" 129 cms	7 7⁄8" 20 cms
Internal	41 7⁄8" 106.5 cms	34 1⁄8" 86.5 cms

Stock: 10655

A large carved pine fireplace in the Georgian manner, with bead & gadrooned moulded shelf & banding above a central carved walnut panel with carved gambolling Cherubini flanked by floral swags over Olive branch entwined columns surmounted by Cherubini on the endblocks. English,19th century

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	width	height	depth
External	77" 195.5 cms	60" 152.4 cms	11" 27.9 cms
Internal	43" 109.2 cms	42 1⁄2" 107.9 cms

Stock: 10730

An extraordinary and large period Spanish chimneypiece in the Mannerist manner. It is intensively carved in polished stained and waxed pine of canted breakfront form, the mantle with raised geometrically carved platform centred by a scrolled heraldic shield emblazoned on the right side with the Santiago Di Compostela Cross, topped by a baronial coronet, the frieze with a pair of winged dragons carved in deep relief over an arched scroll-carved aperture with an acanthus-carved 'keystone' and flanked by figural-carved jambs, the whole embraced by canted mask-carved corbels above winged, hoofed grotesque creatures.The interior insert grate is an exact replica if the insert in our sold stock no 4292 a Spanish Art Modernista mosaic & hammered wrought iron fireplace by Domenic y Montaner of Barcelona.
Spanish,16th century. Known Provenance.

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	width	height	depth
	72 13⁄16" 185 cms	68 1⁄8" 173 cms	24 13⁄16" 63 cms
	29 1⁄2" 75 cms	38 3⁄16" 97 cms

Stock: 10983

A 20th century carved pine fireplace in the Georgian manner with applied carved floral swags on the frieze centred by a large shell, scrolled carved corbels with descending bellflower carved detail on the jambs.
English, mid 20th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	59 13⁄16" 152 cms	48 7⁄8" 124.3 cms	7 1⁄4" 18.5 cms
Internal	40 3⁄8" 102.5 cms	36 3⁄16" 92 cms

Stock: 10978

A carved walnut Edwardian fireplace in the Palladian manner with large carved Vitruvian scrolls on the frieze flanking a central floral plaque supported on shaped acanthus carved jambs above large foorblocks.
English, circa 1900.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	61" 155 cms	51 5⁄8" 131 cms	11 3⁄8" 29 cms
Internal	42 1⁄8" 107 cms	40 3⁄16" 102 cms

Stock: 10837

A very large and dramatically carved oak 19th century Chimneypiece in the 16th century Venetian Renaissance manner. The massive structure stands on full length oblong white veined Rouge de Rance red marble footblocks with substantial moulded ingrounds in the same marble above a hearth inlaid with St Annes marble panels. The overall concept and decoration is very much in the tradition of the architecture and Caminos to be found in the Palazzo Ducale in St Marks Square in Venice and somewhat in the manner of a design by Giulio Romano. See images below. Italian, mid 19th century.

INTRIGUING PROVENANCE : Ashley Manor, Myrtle Grove,County Waterford in the Irish Republic, until recently a Convent… The property is the original 15th century preferred comfortable windowed house lived in by Sir Walter Raleigh and is owned by Lord Swarsbrick near the Duke of Devonshires estate..Lismore castle which was Raleighs Official residence being 10 miles away. Raleigh, who founded the first English colony at Roanoake in Virginia brought the potato back and it was first planted here, also the fabled instance when a servant threw a jug of water over him when he was smoking happened in Ashley Manor.

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	width	height	depth
External	107 1⁄4" 272.6 cms	117 1⁄2" 298.5 cms	32 11⁄16" 83 cms
Internal,marble.	55 7⁄8" 142 cms	50 13⁄16" 129 cms

Stock: 9982

" BENJAMIN FRANKLIN CHIMNEYPIECE ".
An esoteric and substantial carved oak antique English chimneypiece in the Baroque manner with a breakfront cornice supported by four sentinel cherubs interspersed by acanthus leaf scrolls linking three large scrolled cartouches on the frieze inscribed with the quotation "Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time For that is the stuff Life is made of." a quote from Benjamin Franklin's "The Way to Wealth" (1758 when he was still an Englishman). Franklin was a US founding father, polymath and 6th President of the United States. This tall figurative frieze supported underneath on acanthus brackets, and fluted Ionic plinth, with later stone ingrounds and footblocks, is in the manner of Norman Shaw R.A. architect of Scotland Yard and Cragside etc..1831-1912
The frieze very reminiscent of the enormous chimneypiece in the drawing room in Cragside, Northumberland, also designed by Norman Shaw. See image below.
English 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	89 13⁄16" 228 cms	76 3⁄8" 194 cms	16 7⁄8" 43 cms
Internal	44 11⁄16" 113.5 cms	40 3⁄8" 102.5 cms

Stock: 10295

A delicately carved period Art Nouveau walnut fireplace with the orginal imitation mother of pearl inlay either side of the stylised vineleaf carved frieze which vine continues down the jambs and is echoed in the original wrought iron decorative two door grille. French circa 1900.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	51" 129.5 cms	40 1⁄2" 102.8 cms	17" 43.2 cms
Internal	33 1⁄4" 84.5 cms	30 1⁄2" 77.5 cms

Stock: 9955

A large carved Oak Neo Classical chimneypiece in the late Georgian manner. A breakfronted shelf over a florally carved cental tablet, flanked by scrolled floral decoration with square paterae on the endblocks, supported on large fluted columns with scrolled Ionic capitals. English late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	81 7⁄8" 208 cms	66 1⁄8" 168 cms	15 7⁄8" 40.5 cms
Internal	47 5⁄8" 121 cms	48" 122 cms

Stock: 9883

An elegant, understated mahogany Art Deco chimneypiece in the Baroque manner. The shaped mantelpiece and curved frieze above the minimal central leaf and scroll cresting with rounded jambs. Photo before revival of polish.
English, circa 1930.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	69 3⁄8" 176.4 cms	58 1⁄4" 148.2 cms	10" 25.5 cms
Internal	42 3⁄16" 107.2 cms	40 5⁄8" 103 cms

Stock: 9754

A very interesting large wood Arts and Crafts Oak chimneypiece with overmantel.The carved features most attractively conceved and executed, and the overmantle inset with a copper embossed panel of a coastal scene with ship and lighthouse, Ionic capitals over strapwork decorated lower columns with typical period carved and high and low relief detail.
English, late 19th century.

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	width	height	depth
	79" 200.6 cms	98" 248.9 cms

Stock: 9630

THE SHAKESPEARE CHIMNEYPIECE, Circa 1880.
A truly delightful and richly carved Oak chimneypiece and overmantel depicting scenes & characters from the plays of William Shakespeare for whom the drama held far greater importance than historical fact. Two carved images of him can be seen to left & right at the top of the overmantel. Beneath the circular inset brass working clock by Barry of Edinburgh, the overmantel is dominated by a scene from Richard III, one of Shakespeare's earliest plays written between 1591-1593 & argued by some to be his masterpiece.

1. The Overmantel
Central Panel: 'Richard III' Act 1 Scene II
A messenger arrives with orders from the Regent, later to be crowned Richard III, that the young Prince Richard is to leave his mother Queen Elizabeth, widow of deceased Edward IV, and for his safety join his brother Prince Edward, the as yet uncrowned heir to the throne, in sanctuary in The Tower of London. Queen Elizabeth & the Archbishop of York knowing that the Regent wants the throne for himself are greatly dismayed & fear for all their lives.
Archbishop: "Here comes a messenger. What news ?"
Messenger: "Such news, my lord, as grieves me to unfold."
Queen Eliz: "Ay me, I see the downfall of our house."

The brothers became known as 'The Princes in The Tower' and their ultimate fate is unknown though it is strongly held that Richard, their uncle and appointed Protector after the death of their father Edward IV, had them murdered to secure his own place on the throne of England. He was crowned on 6th July 1483 after Parliament, through the act Titulus Regius, had their parents marriage declared null & void on the grounds that Edward had been engaged to another at the time of the marriage, a legally binding contract, & that therefore the two Princes were illegitimate.The small cameo on the frieze below could well represent Prince Edward, very briefly King Edward V of England in 1483

2. The righthand panel depicts a scene from 'King Lear' and to the left
3. A scene from the play ' Two Gentlemen of Verona' .
4. The panel beneath them to the right of the frieze depicts Shylock in a scene from
'The Merchant of Venice.' Act 1 - Scene 3
Shylock: "You call me misbeliever, cut-throat dog, And spit upon my Jewish gaberdine, And all for use of that which is mine own. Well then, it now appears you need my help; Go to, then; you come to me, and you say ' Shylock, we would have moneys ' . You say so - You that did void your rheum upon my beard "
5. The lefthand panel depicts Sir John Falstaff & The Prince of Wales in a scene from
' Henry IV ' ( Pt 1) Act 2 - Scene 4
Prince: "Do thou stand for my father, and examine me upon the particulars of my life ?"
Falstaff: " Shall I ? Content ! This chair shall be my state, this dagger my sceptre, and this cushion my crown."
Prince: " Thy state is taken for a join'd stool, thy golden sceptre for a leaden dagger, and thy precious rich crown for a pitful bald crown !"

The Chimneypiece:
6. The central frieze on the chimneypiece depicts a scene from
' The Taming of the Shrew ' Act 2 Scene 1
Baptista, a rich man of Padua, with two daughters, Katherine (The Shrew) & Bianca, is petitioned by two suitors for Bianca's hand but tells them Bianca will not be allowed to marry before Katherine, they replied that no one would ever marry a devil like her & they leave. They meet up with Lucentio, secretly in love with Bianca, & later with Petruchio who is hoping to marry a rich man’s daughter & together they pursade him to court Katherine leaving them free to woo Bianca.
The panel depicts Gremio, Petruchio, & Tanio (standing in for Lucentio who doesn't want to reveal himself ) petitioning Baptista.
Petruchio: " And you, good sir! Pray, have you not a daughter Call'd Katharina, fair and virtuous? "
Baptista tells Petruchio that he must be crazy to want to woo Katherine but Petruchio after confirming that she will have a substantial dowry assures him:
Petruchio: " Why, that is nothing ; for I tell you father, I am as peremptory as she proud-minded; And where two raging fires meet together They do consume the thing that feeds their fury:"
Baptista: " Well mayst thou woo, and happy be thy speed! But be thou arm'd for some unhappy words."
After much verbal battle between the pair they fall in love and Katherine is tamed
Petruchio: " Father, 'tis thus ; yourself and all the world, That talk'd of her, have talk'd amiss of her:... For she's not froward, but modest as the dove; ....And to conclude, we have 'greed so well together, That upon Sunday is the wedding-day."
Katherine: " ..Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper, thy head, thy sovereign; one that cares for thee, ... To watch the night in storms, the day in cold, Whilst thou liest warm at home, secure and safe; And craves no other tribute at thy hands But love, fair looks and true obedience; "
Petruchio: " Why, there's a wench ! Come on, and kiss me, Kate."
.... and all ends well.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	73 1⁄4" 186.2 cms	98 3⁄16" 249.5 cms	11" 28 cms
Internal	39" 99 cms	40" 101.5 cms

Stock: 9103

A large 18th century George II carved pine chimneypiece. Also shown with Cippolino green marble ingrounds, which could be in other marble.
English, circa 1760. A near pair to 8240.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	71 1⁄4" 181 cms	63" 160 cms	7 1⁄8" 18 cms
Internal	49" 124.5 cms	49" 124.5 cms

Stock: 4776

An unusual polychrome Art Nouveau chimneypiece and overmantel, somewhat in the manner of the French architect and interior designer, Hector Guimard, designer of the Paris Metro entrances.
French, circa 1900 (photo before restoration).

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	Width	Height	Depth
External Max	52 1⁄2" 133.3 cms	99" 251.5 cms	13 3⁄16" 33.5 cms
Internal	26" 66 cms	33" 83.8 cms

Stock: 8976

GRAND VENETIAN BAROQUE FIREPLACE MANTEL in the 'Brideshead Revisited' manner : A grand and imposing Italian carved giltwood and marble Palazzo chimneypiece. The fluted mantel with bold projection, centred by a benignly smiling satyr's mask with flowing beard, flanked by plinths on which are mounted large clam shells over the tapering panelled jambs with winged pensive cherub sentinels, with descending bounteous fruit swags, terminating in acanthus leaves and scrolls. With later massive projecting sculpted green marble ingrounds.

COMMENTS : A beautiful creation with delightfully life-like portraiture in the satyr's and puttis' faces, worthy of a very grand Italian Baroque palazzo of the period, particularly in Venice. A mantel of similar proportions in related style is to be seen at Castle Howard , location for the film 'Brideshead Revisited'. see below.
Italian,circa 1850.

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	width	height	depth
exterior	89" 226 cms	69 1⁄4" 176 cms	18 1⁄8" 46 cms
interior	47" 119.5 cms	48 5⁄8" 123.5 cms

Stock: 9186

A large and imposing Georgian Adam style Fireplace boldly carved in a rich dark Cuban Mahogany, the colour of rum. The moulded shelf with bead and reel and egg and dart borders, rests above a double fluted frieze centred by a carved tablet of fronds and ribbons. The fireplace opening is framed by an egg and dart border. Removed from a central London mansion block. Photo before revival of polish. English, late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	69 11⁄16" 177 cms	60 3⁄16" 153 cms	8 1⁄2" 21.5 cms
Internal	46 1⁄2" 118 cms	41 1⁄2" 105.5 cms

Stock: 9111

An elegant, quite large chimneypiece in the Georgian manner in richly toned Mahogany. The frieze with Acanthus leaf carved sidepanels either side of the simple centre tablet, dentil undershelf detail, over dog leg opening to receive original pencil statuary marble slips, not shown.
English, late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	67 1⁄8" 170.5 cms	58 1⁄4" 148 cms	9 3⁄16" 23.3 cms
Internal	55 1⁄2" 141 cms	46 1⁄4" 117.5 cms

Stock: 9026

THOMAS JECKYLL AESTHETIC MOVEMENT IN ASH: A rare and charming Aesthetic Movement fireplace in ash, inset with hand-painted Minton, Hollins & Co. tiles, painted in black and red, depicting birds and flowers. Also showing the orginal pretty cast iron register grate, inset with matching tiles and the design attributed to Thomas Jeckyll, 1827-1881. The manufacture attributed to Barnard, Bishop and Barnards of Norwich and London .
The throat of the grate inscribed REGISTERED TRADE MARK "THE ABBOTSFORD" . The fire bars with lozenge shaped registration mark for 22.2.1878, therefore English 1878.

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	width	height	depth
External	53 1⁄8" 135 cms	51 13⁄16" 131.5 cms	9 13⁄16" 25 cms
	40 3⁄16" 102 cms	37 13⁄16" 96 cms

Stock: 8706

A carved pine George III state of the art English Rococo Chippendale antique chimneypiece. The serpentine shelf over a glorious high relief carved frieze and jambs centred by the firebird or Phoenix, carved lattice either side and great deep relief "C" scrolls interlocking with those descending on the florally decorated jambs.
Similar carving can be seen on the painted Rococo chimneypiece in the British Gallery at the Victoria and Albert museum, London.
English, circa 1760.

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	width	height	depth
external	66" 167.6 cms	50" 127 cms	8" 20.3 cms
internal	46 1⁄8" 117 cms	41 1⁄4" 105 cms

Stock: 8441

A mid 18th century giltwood Rococo chimneypiece in the manner of Thomas Johnson, the shaped shelf with boldly carved acanthus leaf decoration with leaf scroll carving to the uprights. Marble slips not included.
English, circa 1750.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	65 3⁄8" 166 cms	52" 132 cms	6 7⁄8" 17.5 cms
Internal	46 7⁄8" 119 cms	45 11⁄16" 116 cms

Stock: 8197

Bacchic Amorini. Putti gambolling with a ram. A Victorian carved antique pine fire surround in the George II style with moulded and carved cornice over frieze with carved swags centering a tablet of putti and goat, the pilasters headed by goat’s masks over ribbon-tied swags. English, 19th century. (photo before restoration).

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	width	height	depth
external	61 1⁄4" 155.6 cms	55" 139.7 cms	7 3⁄16" 18.4 cms
internal	41" 104.1 cms	41" 104.1 cms

Stock: 7926

An impressive richly carved walnut troubador antique fireplace with spiral carved columns and floral entwined capitals beneath a Gothic Revival trellised overmantel, centered by a dramaticly carved high relief arched centrepiece, depicting Henry II of France & Chevalier Montgomerie jousting.
French, circa 1850 - probably earlier, (photo before final restoration).

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	width	height	depth
external	67" 170.2 cms	91" 231.1 cms	23" 58.4 cms
internal	39" 99.1 cms	41 11⁄16" 106 cms

Stock: 7714

TENNYSON IDYLLS: An Arts & Crafts oak chimneypiece with original Arts & Crafts Minton tiles, ‘Tennyson Idylls’ designed by John Moyr Smith, 19th century freelance designer, depicting winged fairies nymphs and elves.

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	width	height	depth
external	48" 121.9 cms	48" 121.9 cms	6 11⁄16" 17.1 cms
internal	18" 45.7 cms	32" 81.3 cms

Stock: 7713

A very grand richly carved walnut Trumeau antique fireplace in the Florentine Renaissance style, with moulded canopy surmounting a lintel, decorated with a central circular plaque depicting a helmeted young nobleman, over a pair of winged Assyrian lions above a frieze with dolphin endblocks & floral decoration over scrolled brackets supported by retainers seated on Corinthian capitals atop fluted columns.
French, 19th century.

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	width	height	depth
external	66" 167.6 cms	115 1⁄2" 293.4 cms	21 11⁄16" 55.2 cms
internal	39 1⁄4" 99.7 cms	56" 142.2 cms

Stock: 7682

A Georgian, Adam style fireplace with pine & gesso decoration in the Neoclassical manner.
English, late 18th early 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	64 13⁄16" 164.5 cms	55 1⁄2" 141 cms	8" 20.3 cms
Internal	50" 127 cms	46 13⁄16" 118.8 cms

Stock: 7022

A rare William IV carved walnut antique Regency fireplace mantel in the Rococo Revival Venetian manner, the moulded and shaped shelf above a carved frieze centered by a cartouche and carved spandrals, the jambs headed by putti decorated with foliate garlands with carved acanthus at the base on moulded foot-blocks.
English, circa 1830.

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	width	height	depth
external	81" 205.7 cms	52" 132.1 cms	12" 30.5 cms
internal	54 1⁄2" 138.4 cms	43 1⁄2" 110.5 cms