Lot Essay
Marble chimney-pieces of a similar form to the above two lots were sold Christie's East, 31 October 2000, lots 431 ($49,350) and 432 ($25,850).
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CIRCA 1860-70
Details
An Italian-American carved Carrara marble chimney-piece
Circa 1860-70
The serpentine shaped shelf with moulded edge, above a scrolled cartouche centred by an 18th century lady holding a bird, flanked on each side by a triangular panel deeply carved with fruit, scrolling foliage and a lion mask, the angled jambs each headed by a scrolled volute above a putto hanging from a fruit and foliate pendant, above a stepped block foot, with rectangular hearth surround and gold-painted cast-iron grate, the back stamped T. BENT & SONS 11
49in. (124.4cm.) high; 76in. (193cm.) wide; 17½in. (44.5cm.) deep
Circa 1860-70
The serpentine shaped shelf with moulded edge, above a scrolled cartouche centred by an 18th century lady holding a bird, flanked on each side by a triangular panel deeply carved with fruit, scrolling foliage and a lion mask, the angled jambs each headed by a scrolled volute above a putto hanging from a fruit and foliate pendant, above a stepped block foot, with rectangular hearth surround and gold-painted cast-iron grate, the back stamped T. BENT & SONS 11
49in. (124.4cm.) high; 76in. (193cm.) wide; 17½in. (44.5cm.) deep