Neo-Palladian Fireplace Mantle after Inigo Jones

In white statuary marble of strong, bold design, based on an Inigo Jones / William Kent design with well sculpted crisp mouldings and falling foliate drops. A good and handsome chimneypiece with austere grandeur and presence so typical of the English Palladian...

An early Architectural Palladian, Irish chimneypiece of black Kilkenny marble, with moulded tiered shelf and plain frieze centered with an uncarved ...

Provenance Ex. Christopher Gibbs and thence Nigel Bartlett, advertised April 20th 1995 Previously Advertised by Spink & Son Ltd of King Street SW1. A rare and unusual George II, Palladian fireplace in variegated Breccia Violette marble decorated in contrasting statuary marble. The exceptionally fine naturalistically carved centre tablet bared a basket of fruits and flowers, attributes of spring personified and abundance. The jambs, executed in the style of Sir Henry Cheere...

An Impressive 18th Century Palladian Style Fireplace in Statuary and Contrasting Jasper Marbles with Sienna Marble Column Jambs From the London, Westminster workshops of Sir Henry Cheere (1703–1781) made for the 2nd Earl of Ossory for his seat at Ampthill Park, Bedfordshire, probably during improvements made by Sir William Chambers to the principle rooms and for building the two wings, between 1768–1772. The moulded breakfront shelf stepping forward over the jambs is decorated with lamb’s tongue and egg and dart. The frieze centred with a large rectangular tablet which drops into the upper member of the architrave, of choice specimen marble jasper of unusual and rare greenish hues, flanked by yellow coloured Jasper marble panels, the rectangular Jasper end blockings decorated with open sunflower heads with curled petals in statuary, upheld by the three-quarter round, tapering Sienna marble columns with Roman Ionic order statuary capitals and bases fronting the statuary pilasters. The whole rests on Statuary marble blocks. A closely related coloured drawing of a columned fireplace, with no sculptural decoration, from the Cheere's workshop can be seen in the Victoria Museum, D715(2)-1887 (one of 28 coloured designs of fireplaces). In 1769 the young Earl of Upper Ossory bought in the architect Sir William Chambers to extend and modernise the house adding East (kitchen service...

A large late Victorian painted Oak fireplace surround in the Palladian manner. A substantial moulded top shelf with a cornice of dental check sits above a frieze with a central rect...

A tall and versatile Palladian manner solid Limestone fireplace surround. A generous moulded top shelf sits above a cushion spacer set with a central unadorned tablet (the whole removable) this in turn rests on a bolection moulded frieze lintel- that’s supported on a set of bolection jambs, with ample return sections giving this piece good projection. The whole displays on a set of splayed foot blocks. This handsome and versatile piece can be used in full with the shelf and tablet as shown in the main image, or can be used as a bolection surround...

Hand carved from solid blocks of English Portland stone. The front and side consoles have carved acanthus leaf decoration. The wide framed in-grounds, architrave and cornice moulding...

A rare and unusual Palladian style 19th century fireplace in Marrone Breccia and Belgian black marbles, with a marble mirrored overmantel. The top pediment with dental work...