A late Victorian parcel ebonised satinwood, burr walnut and parquetry inlaid chimneypiece

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A late Victorian parcel ebonised satinwood, burr walnut and parquetry inlaid chimneypiece
The panelled jambs each with twin columnar uprights, with ringed intersections, supporting the conforming frieze inset with relief carved foliate panels below a rectangular shelf
74in. (190cm.) wide, overall; 54in. (138.4cm.) high, overall; 11.5/8in. (9.5cm.) deep; the opening - 45in. (115cm.) wide; 40.1/8in. (102cm.) high

Lot Essay

By repute formely the property of the philanthropist and industrialist Titus Salt (1801-1876). Famed for building Saltaire in 1850, a modern town surrounding his textile mill outside Bradford and donating 500,000 to charitable causes during his lifetime.

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