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Antique Irish Fireplace Mantel, circa 1750

$171,225.52
£125,000
€146,648.32
CA$234,544.71
A$261,543.90
CHF 136,462.46
MX$3,209,242.21
NOK 1,736,949.67
SEK 1,645,722.08
DKK 1,094,490.63
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About the Item

A rare, Irish, mid-18th century, statuary marble chimney piece originally from 44 Stafford Street, now 44 Wolfe Tone Street, owned by Theobold Wolfe Tone (1763-1798), the father of Irish Republicanism, circa 1750. Originating from a basic, English Palladian pattern after a William Kent, Flitcroft design which was copied from one of the numerous engraved pattern books printed at the time, but reworked by an unknown Irish architect who has given it a uniquely quirky, eclectic touch so typical of Irish designers. It has Rococo inspired carved decoration and the plain frieze is centred with a scallop shell, an attribute of Venus, the Goddess of love and fertility, suggesting it might well have been designed to celebrate a marriage. The jambs are of curved, flattened form and are decorated with scrolling volutes and acanthus tendrils, the whole raised on rectangular foot blocks.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 60.25 in (153.04 cm)Width: 69 in (175.26 cm)Depth: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)
  • Style:
    Rococo (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
    1750-1759
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1750
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: G2971stDibs: LU84818583963

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