Stock No.6616
A large and grand Italian Renaissance Revival chimneypiece in a very softly veined Carrara marble. The deep stepped shelf is moulded and carved with a deep egg and dart. Below this, is a beautifully carved frieze centred by a green man and Florentine rinceau decoration in low relief. This is flanked by endblocks, carved with a central scallop shell surround by Roman dolphins. Below this, the underfrieze is carved with a bead-and-reel moulding which rests on Romanesque capitals carved with eagles and acanthus leaves. These are supported by elaborately carved jambs, with more rinceau adornment, depicting an amorino holding a bird and balancing on a candlestick, in the manner of Piranesi. The opening made smaller with slips carved with a grapevine decoration.
Italian, perhaps Florence, c.1900.
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Listed Price: £19,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
74 7⁄8"
190.2 cms |
67"
170.2 cms |
17 1⁄8"
43.5 cms |
| Internal |
32 1⁄4"
82.1 cms |
43 7⁄8"
111.5 cms |
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| Outer footblock |
66 11⁄16"
169.5 cms |
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