Lot 762
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A GEORGE III WHITE MARBLE CHIMNEYPIECE, the breakfront shelf with a moulded edge, above a frieze decorated with alternating fluting and carved paterae, with a central carved tablet depicting the Judgement of Paris, the endblocks each carved with a classical maiden in an oval, the jambs each with a tapering, fluted pilaster headed by acanthus leaves, on a block foot (repairs), late 18th century

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A GEORGE III WHITE MARBLE CHIMNEYPIECE, the breakfront shelf with a moulded edge, above a frieze decorated with alternating fluting and carved paterae, with a central carved tablet depicting the Judgement of Paris, the endblocks each carved with a classical maiden in an oval, the jambs each with a tapering, fluted pilaster headed by acanthus leaves, on a block foot (repairs), late 18th century
80 3/8in. (204.2cm.) wide; 65¼in. (165.7cm.) high; 8 3/8in. (21.3cm.) deep

Lot Essay

The central tablet depicting Venus being chosen by the shepherd Pari, is inspired by Ovid's, Loves the Gods, and derives from W. Ryland's engraving of a painting by Angelica Kauffman published in 1778. The foliate capitals of the pilasters derive from R. Adam, Ruins of the Palace of the Emperor Diocletian, 1764.

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