A George IV brass mounted cast iron fire grate, the rectangular basket with twin collared rail, flanked by acanthus scrolls, the backplate and ashes tray with circular bosses, on four turned legs -- 36½in. (92.7cm.) wide.

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A George IV brass mounted cast iron fire grate, the rectangular basket with twin collared rail, flanked by acanthus scrolls, the backplate and ashes tray with circular bosses, on four turned legs -- 36½in. (92.7cm.) wide.

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This grate with its Grecian-scrolled ends with richly voluted tendrils emerging from flowered acanthus scrolls and its paired columnar feet, in the French manner, is typical of the George IV 'Antique' style illustrated in George Smith's Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide, 1826.

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