Georgian Statuary and Convent Sienna Marble Fireplace

Nineteenth century neo-classical fireplace in the George III style, the stepped shelf above fluted frieze centred by plaque carved in relief depciting Cupid...

A Neo-Classical Statuary marble fireplace in the Georgian style, mid-twentieth century, the tablet depicting Apollo with his lyre and bow, the corner blocks with campana urns, these ...

Provenance: 32 Belgrave Square, thought to have been installed by David Hicks. A late 18th century style chimneypiece in Statuary and Siena marbles of truly exceptional quality. The moulded shelf, carved with dentils and Egg & Dart, breaks forward above the central tablet and square corner blocks. The tablet depicts a scene of Bacchic putti dancing and revelling with music, some holding grapes and ewers of wine, one holding a Thrysus, a spear headed by an acorn often carried by Bacchus, to the right a putto has the legs of a goat, and centred with a putto riding a finely carved ram. The tablet flanked by a frieze decorated by alternating finger flutes inlaid with Siena, and carved finely carved bows and flowers. The cornerblocks, carved to the front with Roman urns, sit above composite Ionic columns, also inlaid with Siena flutes. The columns are fully detached in the round, on turned socle plinths above square footblocks. The convent Siena is of particularly noteworthy quality. The Ram is emblematic in classical and Georgian sculpture...

An early Georgian fireplace in heavily pencil-veined statuary marble. The jambs surmounted by plain frieze with centre block. Moulded shelf ab...