Victorian Arched Verdi Antico Marble Mantel, 'VIC-ZA76'

Original Victorian arched marble mantel with incised panels and corbels in St Annes marble. Opening dimensions: 37.5" W x 35.63" H.

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An antique Empire style fireplace in Verdi Antico marble with Statuary white marble semi detached columns to Jambs. The capitals in the Corinthian manner again carved in Statuary Mar...

A large and imposing Victorian arched fireplace carved in white statuary marble. The massive plain moulded shelf is supported on twin scroll...

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A large and masculine 19th century arched fireplace surround carved in rich vareated Verde Antico marble, a generous double thick bullnose shelf rests above a stepped and moulded under cornice, supported by a raised scalloped fluted keystone, and flanked by a pair of large spandrels each carved with relief shaped fielded panels and moulding. Quarter round side returns connect to deep revels, all resting on large shaped foot blocks with Belgian Black Marble insert cappings, a splendid and exceptional example shown with its original highlighted arch cast iron insert. Scottish, circa 1895 Arch opening size: 908mm high x 1033mm wide. Overall base block width: 1828mm Marble notes: Verde Antico marble is a breccia of serpentinite, schistose calc-silicate and crystallite marble clasps in a lime-green serpentine matrix, from Larissa, Thessaly, Greece, the quarries were re-opened sometime between 1895- 1905, for the first time since the reign of the Emperor Justinian (483-565) A similar type marble has been obtained in later years from Northern Italy that was both cheaper and faster to extract. Examples of this can be found all over the world, circa 1930 Cartier...

A captivating marble mantel combining white and green shades with subtle gray and tan veining across its white base. Painstakingly carved from Carrara marble, it is elegantly adorned...

A substantial and striking fireplace surround with ornate carvings and crafted from statuary marble. This original Victorian fireplace features carved floral bouquets repeated down ...