Lot 21
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THREE CHARLES II BLACK-PAINTED CAST-IRON FIREBACKS
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THREE CHARLES II BLACK-PAINTED CAST-IRON FIREBACKS

CIRCA 1680

Details
THREE CHARLES II BLACK-PAINTED CAST-IRON FIREBACKS
Circa 1680
Each cast with a Marquess' coronet and the arms of Bolton within a baroque cartouche, corrosion and losses to edges of one
Approximately: 27 x 24 in. (69 x 60.5 cm.) (3)
Provenance
Supplied to Charles, 6th Marquess of Winchester and 1st Duke of Bolton (c.1630-1699) probably for Abbotstone but possibly for the new house at Hackwood, circa 1680.
By descent until sold in 1935 with Hackwood to William Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose (d.1954) and by descent until sold by
The late 2nd Viscount Camrose, Hackwood Park, Christie's house sale, 20-22 April 1998, lots 131, 132 and 134 (part lot).
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

These firebacks, are a rare survival which probably originally came from Abbotstone, the Dukes of Bolton's original house in Hampshire. Removed to the cellar of Hackwood Park during the Regency remodelling of the house, the stack was discovered before the sale in 1998.
They are cast with the Bolton coat-of-arms of 'three swords in pile, points downwards'.

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