A George III brass and cast iron fire-grate, late 18th century
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A George III brass and cast iron fire-grate, late 18th century

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A George III brass and cast iron fire-grate, late 18th century
The pierced frieze flanked by obelisk standards -- 23¾in. (60.3cm.) high; 31¾in. (80.6cm.) wide; 9½in. (24.1cm.) deep
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Lot Essay

The golden stove grate is designed in the George III 'antique' manner with urn-capped obelisk 'dogs' and trellised rail, whose ribbon-guilloche is fretted with flowered lozenge compartments. A related stove grate pattern features in Messres Ince & Mayhew's, Universal System of Household Furniture, 1762. (pl.90). Related designs are also illustrated in a volume by William and John Welldon published in 1765 and entitled The Smith's Right Hand or a Complete Guide to the Various Branches of all Sorts of Iron Work. Christopher Gilbert & Anthony Wells-Cole, The Fashionable Fire Place 1660-1840, Leeds City Art Galleries, 1985 (Pages 51-60.)

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