Lot Essay
The central figural plaque represents the Triumph of Love and is taken from the celebrated painting Aurora by Guido Reni (d.1642) in the Rospigliosi Palace.
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A GEORGE III VARIEGATED AND WHITE MARBLE CHIMMNEYPIECE
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A GEORGE III VARIEGATED AND WHITE MARBLE CHIMMNEYPIECE
CIRCA 1780
The outset molded shelf above a simulated fluted frieze intersperced with floral medallions and centering a plaque depicting a couple in a chariot drawn by leopards and flanked by panels with classical figures, the Ionic columnar uprights also with simulated fluting on plinths
66in. (168cm.) high, 86in. (218cm.) wide; aperture: 44½in. (113cm.) high, 46¾in. (119cm.) wide
CIRCA 1780
The outset molded shelf above a simulated fluted frieze intersperced with floral medallions and centering a plaque depicting a couple in a chariot drawn by leopards and flanked by panels with classical figures, the Ionic columnar uprights also with simulated fluting on plinths
66in. (168cm.) high, 86in. (218cm.) wide; aperture: 44½in. (113cm.) high, 46¾in. (119cm.) wide