CIRCA 1810

Details

A Regency cast and wrought iron hob grate
Circa 1810
With angled lion paw monopodiae to the uprights below an acanthus scroll back
26 in. (66 cm.) high, 39½ in. (100 cm.) wide, 15½ in. (39.5 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

The grates palm-flowered truss pilasters with their lion monopodiae reflect the antique style introduced at houses such as Castle Howard, Yorkshire by the Rome-trained architect Charles Heathcote Tatham, and illustrated in his Etchings Representing the Best Examples of Ancient Ornamental Architecture Drawn from the Originals in Rome and other Parts of Italy, during the years 1794,1795 and 1796 London, 1799.

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