Lot Essay
The 'dog-leg' jamb features from at least 1739, in William Jones's Gentleman or Builder's Companion, and later in Abraham Swan's The British Architect of 1745.
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CIRCA 1755
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A GEORGE II CARVED PINE CHIMNEYPIECE
CIRCA 1755
The rectangular shelf above an egg-and-dart moulding, the frieze with C-scrolls and foliage in high relief, the inner moulding and 'dog-leg' jambs with further egg-and-dart
56 in. (142 cm.) high; 67¾ in. (171.8 cm.) wide; 6 in. (15 cm.) deep;
the opening: 44¾ in. (113.5 cm.) high; 54 in. (137 cm.) wide
CIRCA 1755
The rectangular shelf above an egg-and-dart moulding, the frieze with C-scrolls and foliage in high relief, the inner moulding and 'dog-leg' jambs with further egg-and-dart
56 in. (142 cm.) high; 67¾ in. (171.8 cm.) wide; 6 in. (15 cm.) deep;
the opening: 44¾ in. (113.5 cm.) high; 54 in. (137 cm.) wide
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