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The panel of Diana and her hound features on a design for a painted pelmet which features in Messrs Gillows' archives of the late 1780's (reproduced in L.Boynton, Gillow Furniture Designs, 1995, pl.231).
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A GEORGE II STYLE SIENA AND WHITE MARBLE CHIMNEYPIECE
The stepped overhanging shelf above an egg-and-dart border over a Greek-key frieze centering a relief panel depicting the goddess Diana seated with her hound and flanked by relief profiles of two Roman Emperors, with acanthus-carved molded jambs headed by rosettes
54in. (137cm.) high, 72¼in.(188.5cm.) wide, aperture: 38.5in.(98cm.) high, 43½in. (110.5cm.) wide, depth of shelf: 10¾in. (27.5cm.)
The stepped overhanging shelf above an egg-and-dart border over a Greek-key frieze centering a relief panel depicting the goddess Diana seated with her hound and flanked by relief profiles of two Roman Emperors, with acanthus-carved molded jambs headed by rosettes
54in. (137cm.) high, 72¼in.(188.5cm.) wide, aperture: 38.5in.(98cm.) high, 43½in. (110.5cm.) wide, depth of shelf: 10¾in. (27.5cm.)