Magnificent and Rare Oak Arts & Crafts Period Fireplace

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Magnificent and Rare Oak Arts & Crafts Period Fireplace

About the Item

A magnificent and rare oak Arts & Crafts period fireplace probably by Edgar Wood. The upper section having an overhanging solid oak cornice with egg and dart moulding and exposed tenons with finely carved and stylized corbels and incorporating a medieval oil painting depicting a hunting group outside a castle with inscription within a finely carved stylized border. The central section having a hinged door incorporating a clock (lacking the original mechanism but replaced by a quartz movement). The lower fireplace section having a patinated copper inset with stylized heart motifs, repeated in the accompanying curved copper fender. The whole fireplace is constructed using the finest quarter sawn oak and probably designed by Edgar Wood, This fireplace has recently been removed from a large Cheshire residence, English, circa 1900. Dimensions: 88" high x 82" wide x 23" deep (opening 62" wide x 42" high), copper insert 21" wide x 30" high, fender 62" wide Condition: This fireplace is in stunning condition Edgar Wood (1860-1935) was an architect, artist and draftsman who practiced from Manchester at the turn of the 20th century and gained a considerable reputation in the United Kingdom. He was regarded as a proponent of the Arts & Crafts movement which was prevalent between 1860 and 1910. Wood's work is principally domestic, but he designed several churches and small commercial buildings. He worked as an individual designer, mostly with only one assistant, and confined himself to the smaller type of building that he could control personally. Although he was active in Manchester for over twenty years, most of his work is in nearby towns, such as Rochdale, Oldham and Middleton (of which he was native), and in outlying districts such as Bramhall and Hale.

Dimensions:
Height: 88 in (223.52 cm)Width: 82 in (208.28 cm)Depth: 23 in (58.42 cm)
Style:
Arts and Crafts (Of the Period)
Period:
1900-1909
Date of Manufacture:
1900
Condition:
Seller Location:
Darwen, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU1037413785082