A Late Eighteenth Century Chimneypiece in Bardiglio and White Marble

A robust early Georgian chimneypiece in the style of Inigo Jones. The elegant Old English marble moulded shelf is supported by a plain header in Bardiglio marble. The jambs are in the shape of tapering pilaster columns surmounted by Ionic capitals. The simplicity of this design immediately recalls the work of the 16th century architect Inigo Jones. His designs for chimneypieces, profusely reinterpreted by Neo Palladian...

An attractive late 18th century, Scottish chimneypiece of statuary and variegated grey and black flecked marbles, circa 1795. Originally from Thriepley House, Scotland With simple b...

A refined and characterful statuary marble fireplace of strong architectural design, after Sir John Soane. The piece is cleverly decorated with a design of simple open concave finger...

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...

A Fine Georgian Revival English Neo-Classical chimneypiece carved in light-veined white marble with Siena inlay. The central tablet and corner blocks carved in relief depicting putt...

A large Georgian style antique 19th century fireplace mantel of simple yet elegant design in Antico Verde and Pencil Vein Carrara marble. The jambs in Carrara with Pilaster Antico ve...

A fabulous example of a Regency manner Bardigilo & Statuary two tone marble fireplace. A square shelf with rounded corners sits above a frieze adorned with a central statuary marble ...

A very smart late 18th century statuary and Spanish brocatelle marble chimneypiece, the central tablet carved with exquisite crossed leaf fronds and classical urn to the highest qual...