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CIRCA 1770, PROBABLY BY CARR OF YORK
Details
A George III grey Yorkstone chimneypiece
Circa 1770, probably by Carr of York
Of flat bolection form
47 in. (119.4 cm.) high, 54 in. (137.1 cm.) wide, 2¼ in. (5.7 cm.) deep; the opening -- 39½ in. (100.4 cm.) high, 39½ in. (100.4 cm.) wide
Circa 1770, probably by Carr of York
Of flat bolection form
47 in. (119.4 cm.) high, 54 in. (137.1 cm.) wide, 2¼ in. (5.7 cm.) deep; the opening -- 39½ in. (100.4 cm.) high, 39½ in. (100.4 cm.) wide
Provenance
The Lord Barnard, T.D., Raby Castle, Christie's house sale, 11 October 1994, lot 849. The simple moulded outline relates very closely to the surviving chimneypieces designed by Carr of York when he worked at Raby in the 1770s, such as in the third storey that he added to the 14th Century Joan's Tower.
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