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CIRCA 1770
Details
A George III statuary and Siena marble chimneypiece
Circa 1770
The tablet carved with stop-fluted urn surmounted by female sphinxes flanked by panels of simulated fluting, the blocks with ribbon-tied trumpets within wreathes above the conforming jambs
61 7/8 in. (157.3 cm.) high, 76 5/8 in. (194.7 cm.) wide, 7 in. (17.8 cm.) deep; the opening -- 46¾ in. (119 cm.) high, 49 in. (124.5 cm.) wide
Circa 1770
The tablet carved with stop-fluted urn surmounted by female sphinxes flanked by panels of simulated fluting, the blocks with ribbon-tied trumpets within wreathes above the conforming jambs
61 7/8 in. (157.3 cm.) high, 76 5/8 in. (194.7 cm.) wide, 7 in. (17.8 cm.) deep; the opening -- 46¾ in. (119 cm.) high, 49 in. (124.5 cm.) wide
Provenance
Formerly: Lloyd's of London, bought by The Corporation of Lloyd's for Room 206 (the Chairman's Ante Room from 1958-1986) of the 1958 Building.
This chimneypiece was acquired by the Corporation of Lloyd's for their 1958 building, now demolished.
This chimneypiece was acquired by the Corporation of Lloyd's for their 1958 building, now demolished.
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