Neoclassical Style Fireplace in Statuary and Sienna Marble

A large and imposing statuary and Connemara marble neoclassical style chimneypiece made in the Palladian manner. The wide stepped shelf rests above a band of substantial dentil carving, beneath which lies a Connemara marble frieze centred with a large statuary...

A late 18th century antique fireplace mantel in Statuary and Spanish Brocatelle marble. The breakfront shelf over a frieze with inlaid Brocatelle marble fluting, interspersed by deli...

An imposing Regency statuary marble chimneypiece with a bold geometric design to the frieze and the jambs, and laurel wreath endblocks. This strikingly modern design embedded within ...

A large Regency white statuary marble Chimneypiece with reeded and moulded jambs and panelled frieze, which is flanked by a pair of carved foliate rosette corner blocks, beneath a si...

An elegant antique chimneypiece in Statuary White marble, and inlaid Convent Sienna. The jambs having delicately carved panels of ribbon tied bell drops, scrolls, foliage and oval Pa...

A fine quality Statuary white marble fireplace with Italian Sienna marble inlay. The delicately carved frieze featuring scrolled leaves and bellflowers, with central female figures s...

A fine quality Statuary white marble fireplace with Italian Sienna marble inlay. The delicately carved frieze featuring scrolled leaves and bellflowers, with central female figures s...

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...