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Antique George III Fireplace Mantle in Sienna, Jasper and Statuary Marble
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A George III, chimney piece in statuary, sienna and jasper marbles with a large and well-carved centre tablet of Virtue and Vice, circa 1765.
The breakfront tiered shelf with foliate and dentil decorated mouldings. Virtue is depicted as a sphinx, in the Classical Greek form with female head, breasts, wings and the body of a lion, fighting Vice who is shown as a Triton, son of Neptune and Amphitrite, a merman- half man, half fish who holds a shell which he uses as a shield. This is flanked by sienna marble panels inlaid with geometric lozenges in white. The jambs are in the form of colored jasper, three-quarter round columns with ionic caps and bases in white. The opening framed with egg and dart mouldings symbolizing good and evil. The whole raised on foot blocks.
- Dimensions:Height: 65.25 in (165.74 cm)Width: 83.4 in (211.84 cm)Depth: 13.25 in (33.66 cm)
- Style:George III (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:circa 1765
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- Seller Location:London, GB
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