An Italian carved walnut chimney-piece

IN THE RENAISSANCE STYLE, CIRCA 1880

Details

An Italian carved walnut chimney-piece
In the Renaissance Style, Circa 1880
The rectangular shelf with stepped underside carved with acanthus, beading and dentil ornament, above a scrolling foliate-carved frieze centred by a mask flanked to each side by two birds, the panelled jambs each fronted by a semi-naked herm with drapery backing, on a stepped plinth with acanthus leaf border, the hearth opening with silk-covered panel
79 in. (201 cm.) wide; 65 in. (166 cm.) high; 18 in. (47 cm.) deep

Provenance

Formerly in the Palace de Heres, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, the property of Sra Concha Heres de Menendez de Luarca
Thence by descent

Lot Essay

This elaborately carved walnut chimney-piece was formerly in the Palace de Heres, Oviedo. An article dated 4 September 1904 written on the opening of the Palace and published in the local Oviedo newspaper, El Carballon, mentions "the monumental mahogany chimney-piece, masterpiece of a Florentine sculptor" seen in the billiard-room.

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