Lot Essay
This chimney-piece, with its Grecian ribbon-fret inlay, palmettes and sun-flowered patterae, recalls the 'antique' manner illustrated in G. Richardson's New Collection of Chimney-pieces, 1781.
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A GEORGE III STATUARY, BROCATELLE AND VERDE ANTICO MARBLE CHIMNEY-PIECE
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A GEORGE III STATUARY, BROCATELLE AND VERDE ANTICO MARBLE CHIMNEY-PIECE
The breakfront rectangular shelf above the frieze inlaid with a Grecian ribbon-fret of verde antico, centred by a husk-festooned tablet with ribbon-tied medallion of an ancient hero, flanked to each side by Grecian palmettes, the jambs with inlaid fluted pilasters capped by sun-flowered patterae, on block feet and with moulded hearth opening
73½in. (186.7cm.) wide; 59¾in. (151.7cm.) high; 11in. (28cm.) deep
the hearth opening: 46½in. (118cm.) wide; 45½in. (115.5cm.) high
The breakfront rectangular shelf above the frieze inlaid with a Grecian ribbon-fret of verde antico, centred by a husk-festooned tablet with ribbon-tied medallion of an ancient hero, flanked to each side by Grecian palmettes, the jambs with inlaid fluted pilasters capped by sun-flowered patterae, on block feet and with moulded hearth opening
73½in. (186.7cm.) wide; 59¾in. (151.7cm.) high; 11in. (28cm.) deep
the hearth opening: 46½in. (118cm.) wide; 45½in. (115.5cm.) high