ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN NASH, CIRCA 1815

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A REGENCY GOTHIC STATUARY MARBLE CHIMNEYPIECE
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN NASH, CIRCA 1815
The jambs with gothic tracery panels, a gently arched frieze with spandrels beneath a moulded shelf
50 in. (128 cm.) high; 74½ in. (190 cm.) wide; 13 in. (33 cm.) deep; the opening 41 in. (105 cm.) x 40 in. (103 cm.)

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Lot Essay

The present chimneypiece in the gothic style is similar in form and decoration to chimneypieces from Shanbally Castle, Co. Tipperary built by John Nash (1752 - 1835) in 1812 (since demolished).
Shanbally Castle - Figs 23/24 in The Architecture of John Nash, Terence Davis, 1960.

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