Flaxman Chimney-Piece

A fine Coalbrookdale cast-iron chimneypiece with bronzed finish, designed by Alfred Stevens, circa 1860. Impressed COALBROOKDALE NO. 28.

A fine pair of George III statuary marble busts of a boy and a girl by John de Vaere (1755 – 1830), 1798. Signed J DE-VAERE Sculpr. 1798. Considering what a sensitive and accomplished sculptor he was, surprisingly little is known about John de Vaere. Born in France in 1755, he settled in England some time before 1786 when he enrolled as a student at the Royal Academy Schools. In 1787 he left to study in Rome, with the financial assistance of Josiah Wedgwood. In Rome he won a Silver Medal for Sculpture from the Pope and became an assistant to John Flaxman. On his return to England in 1790, he worked as a modeler for Wedgwood until the latter’s death in 1795, after which he worked with Eleanor Coade, probably replacing John Bacon...

John Cheere (1709-1787) A rare lead figure of a Haymaker, circa 1745.

A fine Compton Pottery terracotta sundial with original bronze gnomon, circa 1900.

A fine Louis XV provincial ormolu-mounted walnut commode, Rhone valley, circa 1750. With its original veined Carrara marble top above two drawers and an elaborately carved and pie...

A fine regency Goncalo Alves centre table in the manner of George bullock, circa 1820. Inlaid in holly with a band of leaves and flowers.

An exceptional carved chimney piece with mirror above, inspired by the Chinese room of Claydon. The elaborate carved decoration following the style of Luke Lightfoot...

Neoclassical Columned Timber Fireplace. A neoclassical style fireplace with dental carvings along the frieze. There are two columns either side of the jambs which give the piece a gr...

Georgian neo-classical carved and painted pinewood chimney piece, the stepped mouldings beneath the mantel shelf to a gadroon carved frieze. The central tablet with garlanded classic...

A fine marriage of antique French rustic fireplace surround elements in a Burgundian hard limestone. A 17th century period mantle piece which works perfect for a timeless country int...

A 19th century small, Petite Bourguignon antique fireplace surround made out of the bicolor Corton hard stone/marble. Corton is a small village in the middle of the vineyards between...

T,his George II Carved Pinewood Chimney or Mantle piece. Is enhanced beneath the underlipof the shelf with carved floraland shellotif. The Breast plate with handsomely carved shell. ...