OF GEORGE III STYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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AN ENGLISH STATUARY AND FLEUR DE PECHE MARBLE CHIMNEYPIECE
OF GEORGE III STYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The frieze with central tablet carved in relief with Bacchus and his panther flanked by urn-capped jambs
54 in. (137.2 cm.) high; 68 in. (172.7 cm.) wide; 7 in. (17.8 cm.) deep; the opening -- 41 ¼ in. (104.8 cm.) high; 42 ½ in. (108 cm.) wide

Special notice

All sold and unsold lots marked with a filled square in the catalogue that are not cleared from Christie’s by 5:00 pm on the day of the sale, and all sold and unsold lots not cleared from Christie’s by 5:00 pm on the fifth Friday following the sale, will be removed to the warehouse of ‘Cadogan Tate’. Please note that there will be no charge to purchasers who collect their lots within two weeks of this sale.

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Lot Essay

A related tablet, with Bacchus holding a thyrus instead of a ewer, embellished the library chimneypiece of Newton Park House, Co. Dublin (Christie's sale on the premises Newton Park House, 20 September, 1976, lot 159).

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