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A VICTORIAN BRASS FIRE INSERT
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A VICTORIAN BRASS FIRE INSERT

CAST AFTER THE MODEL BY ALFRED STEVENS (1817 - 1875)

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A VICTORIAN BRASS FIRE INSERT
Cast after the model by Alfred Stevens (1817 - 1875)
Of bolection form, the frieze inset with a pair of reclining male figures flanking a central urn, 77 x 65 cm. (30 1/4 x 25 1/2 in.)
See illustration
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Stevens studied with Thorvaldsen in Rome, returning to London in 1844. His most famous commission was the decoration of Dorchester House, Park Lane for R.S. Holford. The famous fireplace from Dorchester House, now in the Victoria and Albert Museum was inspired by Michelangelo as is this more modest but equally artistic surround