Antique 18th Century Georgian Fire Surround

An antique late Georgian Ashburton marble fire surround. In elegant architectural form, its large size makes this marble fireplace suitable for the main room of a period townhouse or...

An antique Georgian style pine fire surround carved with neoclassical elements. This large scale fire surround will make a beautiful feature of properties old and new alike with its...

An antique Georgian style pine fire surround. At over 120 years old, this fireplace is evocative of classic Georgian styling, detailed with carved foliage designs to the frieze and e...

A beautiful 18th century English carved pine fire surround with a varnish finish dating from the late Georgian period. This ornate fire surround is exceptionally carved throughout, f...

18th Century Irish Georgian Brocatelle and Statuary fireplace surround of white statuary marble with a carved centre plaque with an Adam’s urn design and, on either side, a pilaster ...

Late Georgian antique black and brass cast-iron fireplace basket - grate. Detailed high fire-back with cast shell and foliage, substantial scrolled - splayed andiron fire dogs and d...

A very rare 18th century George II sienna and white statuary marble fire surround in the manner of Louis XV, designed by Isaac Ware. Principally of well figured sienna marble with statuary marble shelf and embellishments. Of serpentine form, the frieze centred by a carved statuary peacock flanked by scrolling acanthus leaves. The hipped jambs mounted with ‘C’ scrolls above an elaborate acanthus ‘S’ scroll terminating in a rosette and suspending graduated husks. The whole standing on block feet. Provenance: Philip Stanhope (1694-1772) 4th. Earl of Chesterfield, Chesterfield House, London. One of the most important figures of the 18th Century in England; a man of letters, connoisseur of the arts, diplomat, he was sent as a young man to the court of Louis XV. The Earl, very much a courtier and ‘townsman’, having spent time in Paris and Versailles, became passionate about the ‘style á la française’. It is very curious then that he should have chosen such a classical architect as Isaac Ware. Ware heavily influenced the design of the ground floor where the dining room, library, waiting room amongst others were situated. In stark contrast the first floor ‘piano nobile...

This is a very nice Burgundy hard stone, marble fireplace surround; it is in excellent shape. It has exceptional proportions with a deep shelf. The timely shape could even work with ...