Flaxman Chimney-Piece

AN IMPORTANT GEORGE III DOVE-GREY AND STATUARY MARBLE CHIMNEY-PIECE, DESIGNED BY JAMES PAINE (1717–1789), CIRCA 1765. Aperture 50in.(127cm) high x 54in.(137cm) wide. Provenance: Ax...

A FINE PAIR OF ORMOLU-MOUNTED CELADON EWERS ATTRIBUTED TO EDWARD HOLMES BALDOCK, CIRCA 1830. The Chinese porcelain bodies 18th century. Provenance: The Earls of Bradford, Weston Pa...

A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED CRYSTALLINE GREY MARBLE VASES, CIRCA 1785. The socle bases 19th century.

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...

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...

A Brocatelle D'Espagne marble original Art Deco period fireplace surround in combination with other marble details. It is an early 20th century mantle piece. Dimensions: 138 cm Exter...