Fireplace Mantle, Carved and White and Gold Lacquered Wood, 18th Century France

Antique Fireplace Mantle, in gilded lacquered wood and richly carved, carved legs with pair of original caryatids and canopy shelf, built in the 18th century in Italy, had a decorati...

Ancient Italian fireplace in white Carrara marble but veined gray, with carved mask and friezes on the uprights, very rich and with many moves, from movement to the room and heat, be...

Antique mantel fireplace, hand-carved in gray lacquered wood, with moved mouth shape and beautiful original antique patina, hand-built in the ...

Ancient wooden fireplace, hand-lacquered with fake marble technique, black and brown colors, produced in the late 1800s in Italy. Elegant and refined, with geometric shapes, therefo...

This white hand-carved marble chimney-piece with Scagliola inlay and break fronted shelf attributed to Pietro Bossi who is known to have worked in Dublin from 1785-1798. Not much is known about Pietro Bossi, although much inlay work of the late 18th century is commonly known as`Bossi-work'. An Italian craftsman, Bossi worked in Dublin from 1785-1798 and used colored marble inlay and also a colored paste inlay, known as Scagliola, on a white marble ground. His designs are in the neoclassical style, a style disseminated by Robert Adam in 1770s. Bossi`s process was a closely guarded secret and was apparently carried out behind closed doors. Although, there were other craftsmen producing this type of work, the present chimney-piece can be attributed to Bossi because it shares some distinctive decoration with other pieces strongly believed to be by him. The overall style is typical of Bossi. This unique marble fireplace mantel-piece is believed to originate from a wing of Huntroyde Hall...

Late 18th / early 19th century French Neoclassical period fire grate. Made of beautifully forged wrought iron period andirons and a recently forged grate. The condition is good. The...

Late 18th / early 19th century French Neoclassical period fire grate. Made of beautifully forged wrought iron. The condition is good. The width at the front is 66 cm (26.0 inches) ...

18th century French Louis XV period andirons made of wrought iron with a recently forged grate. The condition is good. The total width at the front is 78 cm / 30.7 inches.