Antique Marble Fireplaces

Stock: 14722

A Louis XVI style antique fireplace surround in finely coloured and veined Skyros Marble. This unusual and attractive marble, quarried on the Greek island of Skyros and otherwise known as Skaris Marble, was first discovered by the Romans and was one of the most important marbles used by their architects and sculptors throughout the Roman Empire. It is understood that the marble extraction on the island ceased with the coming of World War II (1939-1945).
French, late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	57 1⁄4" 145.5 cms	43 1⁄2" 110.5 cms	15 5⁄8" 39.5 cms
Internal	40 7⁄8" 104 cms	34 1⁄8" 86.5 cms

Stock: 14536

An elegant and large Aesthetic Movement, bordering on Reformed Gothic, antique fireplace surround in Pencil Statuary Marble with a wide moulded shelf. The main body of the fireplace, set with bands of Tinos Verde Marble, is enhanced by finely cut and gilded motifs, two of which are inset with Tinos Verde Marble bosses. The gently arched opening is bordered with stylised anthemion detail. English, circa 1870.
Shown here with fire grate 14703.

The Aesthetic Movement flourished in Britain in the 1870s and 1880s and was a reaction against and in stark contrast to the perceived fussy, overbearing and conservative Victorian artistic traditions. Those championing the Movement believed that " art exists for the sake of its beauty alone, and that it need serve no political, didactic, or other purpose. "

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	83 7⁄8" 213 cms	51 3⁄16" 130 cms	15 3⁄16" 38.7 cms
Internal	43 7⁄8" 111.5 cms	38" 96.5 cms

Stock: 14780

A tall and finely made white Statuary Marble Georgian chimneypiece. The wide corniced shelf rests above the plain frieze which is centred by a tablet depicting The Triumph of Love. Flanking the frieze are laurel wreathed endblocks above fielded jambs with corbels in the form of stylised fern fronds terminating in bellflowers. This antique fireplace exudes the simple elegance characteristic of the period. English, circa 1790.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	74 13⁄16" 190 cms	59 5⁄8" 151.5 cms	7 1⁄2" 19 cms
Internal	45 1⁄4" 115 cms	43 5⁄8" 110.8 cms

Stock: 14553

Early nineteenth-century Italian chimneypiece in Carrara marble, with a richly carved under-shelf and frieze. The recessed frieze has a central tablet carved with Venus in repose; this is flanked by two pairs of birds, each bearing a garland in their beaks. The endblocks are carved with large Medusa masks which rest on engaged fluted columns with delicately carved capitals of curling acanthus leaves. The fluted columned jambs gently widen to finish in an elegant base.
Italian, circa 1830.

Shown here with fire grate SNo 14629.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	73 3⁄16" 186 cms	52 3⁄16" 132.5 cms	12 3⁄16" 31 cms
Internal	54 1⁄4" 138 cms	42 1⁄8" 107 cms

Stock: 6222

An attractive Louis XVI antique fireplace surround in lightly veined Carrara Marble The moulded shelf rests above a panelled frieze bearing a delicately carved, ribbon tied olive leaf sprig. The frieze is flanked by a pair of foliate paterae on the endblocks above tapering panels embellished with further ribbon tied, olive leaf sprigs descending the jambs.
French, circa 1850.

Shown here with andirons SNo 12527 not included.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	58 1⁄2" 148.6 cms	42" 106.7 cms	11 1⁄2" 29.2 cms
Internal	47 1⁄2" 120.6 cms	35 11⁄16" 90.8 cms

Stock: 12488

An early 18th century Louis XVI chimneypiece in brown polished fossil marble, with restrained carved scrolling detail in Sarin Colin marble.
French, early 18th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	66 7⁄8" 170 cms	44 11⁄16" 113.5 cms	11 3⁄16" 28.5 cms
Internal	51 3⁄16" 130 cms	36 5⁄8" 93 cms

Stock: 7602

An attractive and delicately carved white Carrara marble antique fireplace surround in the Italian Imperio manner with inset Brescia Violette panels. The frieze with a central crown of laurel leaves flanked by a pair of Brescia Violette panels, echoed on the jambs, is flanked by floral paterae on the endblocks set above twin trophy panels on the jambs signifying Victory. Italian, circa 1800 (with restoration).

Shown here with andirons SNo 12527 not included.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	60 1⁄2" 153.7 cms	46 1⁄4" 117.5 cms	12" 30.5 cms
Internal	45 1⁄2" 115.6 cms	37" 94 cms

Stock: 12635

A Rouge Royale marble Louis XV style antique fireplace surround in the Rococo manner. The serpentine shelf rests above a panelled frieze with a large central rocaille cartouche the whole supported on angled, panelled jambs.
French, mid 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	65 11⁄16" 167 cms	45 1⁄2" 115.5 cms	11 5⁄8" 29.5 cms
Internal	51 3⁄16" 130 cms	37" 94 cms

Stock: 10928

An important, rare mid-18th century Georgian English Rococo antique fireplace surround in Statuary and Maurin Green Marble influenced by the designs of Sir Henry Cheere (1703-1781) and Isaac Ware (1704-1766). The serpentine shelf rests above a scrolling frieze centred by a carved spray of oak leaves flanked by simple floral rosettes on a bed of Maurin Marble. The end blocks are adorned with acanthus leaves and trailing oak sprigs above finely carved angled console jambs, with Maurin Marble side panels, supported on shaped footblocks. English circa 1750.

Notes: Part of our research revealed that a very similar chimneypiece originated in Woodcote House in Surrey. The house, rebuilt in 1750, was designed by Sir Henry Cheere and the sculptor was Isaac Ware. This chimneypiece bears a close resemblance to their designs. It is also related in style and quality to our SNo 9180.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	71 1⁄8" 180.5 cms	48 3⁄8" 123 cms	14 3⁄16" 36 cms
Internal	52 3⁄16" 132.7 cms	39 13⁄16" 101 cms

Stock: 14730

A substantial Regency fireplace surround in beautifully coloured and veined Ashburton Marble from the Lindhay Quarry in South Devon. The moulded shelf, set above a cushioned panel frieze, rests on a pair of tall half round tapering columns fronting the jambs. English, early 19th century.
Shown here with firegrate SNo14748 not included.

Notes:In 1852 a Devon newspaper 'The Western Times', reported that some large blocks of marble had been excavated from quarries adjoining the ancient Stannary Town of Ashburton. It was suggested at the time that the marble be used for the making of chimneypieces as the veins and colour were considered very decorative and superior to that found in any other quarry in South Devon. This marble was still being quarried at the Linhay Quarry into the late 20th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	68 1⁄8" 173 cms	47 3⁄16" 120 cms	12 1⁄8" 30.7 cms
Internal	38 5⁄8" 98 cms	38 3⁄8" 97.5 cms

Stock: 14737

A Baroque style Ashburton Marble antique Bolection fireplace surround in the soft pale pinks and greys typical of the finer examples of this marble most likely to have come from the Lindhay Quarry in Devon in south west England.
English, late 19th century.

Notes: In 1852 a Devon newspaper 'The Western Times', reported that some large blocks of marble had been excavated from quarries adjoining the ancient Stannary Town of Ashburton. It was suggested at the time that the marble be used for the making of chimneypieces as the veins and colour were considered very decorative and superior to that found in any other quarry in South Devon. This marble was still being quarried at the Linhay Quarry into the late 20th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	58" 147.2 cms	45 1⁄4" 115 cms	5 1⁄8" 13 cms
Internal	41 7⁄8" 106.5 cms	37 13⁄16" 96 cms

Stock: 8001

A small Louis XIV Baroque style antique fireplace surround in rich, warm red and white variegated Languedoc Marble. The moulded shelf set above a serpentine, panelled frieze resting on corbelled tapering jambs. French, mid 19th century.

Shown here with andirons SNo 11812 not included.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	51 3⁄16" 130 cms	40 3⁄8" 102.5 cms	15 11⁄16" 40 cms
Internal	39" 99 cms	33 1⁄2" 85 cms

Stock: 14835

A small and elegant White Statuary Marble columned Regency antique chimneypiece. The wide corniced shelf resting above a cushion panelled frieze centred by a carved tablet depicting a Greek muse playing a lyre, is flanked by panelled foliate paterea end blocks supported on free standing tapering columns fronting the jambs on moulded footblocks.
English, circa 1810.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	59 1⁄8" 150 cms	47 13⁄16" 121.5 cms	11 3⁄16" 28.5 cms
Internal	40 7⁄8" 104 cms	38 13⁄16" 98.5 cms

Stock: 14728

A charming and imposing Louis XV style antique Rococo chimneypiece in Fleur de Pêche Marble with exceptional ormolu mounts by Francois Linke (1855-1946). The serpentine shelf rests above a panelled frieze centred with an applied ormolu shell cartouche, cushioned on trailing acanthus leaves, above a wide serpentine opening. The tapering, canted jambs, embellished with very fine applied ormolu female terms and with delicate ormolu foliate mounts at each foot, are supported on elegant footblocks. French, late 19th century.

Notes: Francois Linke was a leading Parisian ébéniste of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and this fireplace was almost certainly commissioned by a client around that time. His signature can be clearly seen on the shoulder of the female term to the left.

In the nineteenth-century, François Linke was considered one of the finest cabinet makers and designers in France, and one of the finest in the world. Born in the small village of Pankraz in Bohemia - now Jitrava in the Czech Republic - François Linke was the second son of eleven siblings. His father was a farmer and sent François to be apprenticed to a local cabinetmaker at just thirteen years of age, after which he settled in Paris in 1878; only five years after his apprenticeship had been completed.

The applied ormolu decorations designed by Léon Messagé were an essential part of Linke’s allure and brought him to the forefront of the Paris makers of meubles de haut luxe. At the famous Exposition Universelle in 1900, one of Linke’s finest items - a grand bureau - won a gold medal. The Art Journal reported in 1900 on Linke’s stand:
‘The work of M. Linke … was an example of what can be done by seeking inspiration amongst the classic examples of Louis XV and XVI without in any great sense copying these great works. M. Linke’s work was original in the true sense of the word, and as such commended itself to the intelligent seeker after the really artistic things of the Exhibition. Wonderful talent was employed in producing the magnificent pieces of furniture displayed...’

Linke’s work was so fine that he was invited to undertake an extraordinary commission to furnish the Ras al-Tin Palace in Alexandria with over 1,000 pieces of furniture and decoration for King Fuad of Egypt; the single largest furniture commission ever conceived, which eclipsed even Versailles. It is here that other examples of his exquisite marble and ormolu chimneypieces can be found.

The designs for these majestic Rococo chimneypieces were in fact inspired by the chimneypieces of Versailles. These were designed in the late 18th century by Jacques Verberckt with gilt bronze mounts by Jacques Caffiéri. The two master craftsmen embodied the Louis XV Rocaille style of the eighteenth-century. When Linke and Messagé were allowed access to these designs, they sought to reproduce both the style and quality for a nineteenth-century audience. As a result, the Louis XV style saw a great revival. The chimneypiece in our collection has figural ormolu mounts almost identical to those found in the sumptuous Council Cabinet of Versailles. Linke has subtly updated the design by choosing a soft, fleur de pecher marble to provide the perfect backdrop for the glowing ormolu.

This chimneypiece is a testament to both Linke and Messagé's exquisite craftsmanship and represents the finest of nineteenth-century design. If you would like any further information about this piece, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	84 5⁄8" 215 cms	47 5⁄8" 121 cms	20 1⁄8" 51 cms
Internal	60 5⁄8" 154 cms	38 3⁄8" 97.5 cms

Stock: 14777

A very large and majestic arched Victorian antique fireplace mantel in lightly veined Carrara Marble. The wide moulded shelf rests above the broad arched fireplace opening, centred by a panelled keystone, is framed by finely carved, bound laurel torus moulding flanked by a pair of carved laurel wreaths on the panelled spandrels. The whole is supported on large shaped footblocks.
English, mid 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	87 5⁄8" 222.5 cms	50 3⁄8" 128 cms	15 5⁄8" 39.5 cms
Internal	42 1⁄2" 108 cms	36 5⁄8" 93 cms

Stock: 14277

A grand Baroque style antique fireplace mantel in luxuriously veined Portoro Marble with a wide moulded shelf above a panelled frieze centred by a roundel. Flanking the frieze are square paterae endblocks above very large c- scrolled angled jambs supported on sturdy footblocks framing the wide shaped fireplace opening. French, mid 19th century.

Shown with fire grate SNo 14266 not included in the price.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	69 1⁄4" 176 cms	44 11⁄16" 113.5 cms	18 7⁄8" 48 cms
Internal	38 3⁄8" 97.5 cms	31 1⁄4" 79.5 cms

Stock: 14563

An impressive and beautifully carved French Rococo style antique chimneypiece in richly veined and variegated Languedoc Marble. The shaped moulded shelf rests above the deeply carved serpentine frieze centred by an asymmetrical shell cartouche amid foliate and floral detail. The c-scrolled endblocks sit above scrolled angled jambs which terminate in foliate furls supported on neat footblocks.
French, late 19th century.

Shown here with chenet SNo 11667 not included.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	70 11⁄16" 179.5 cms	42 11⁄16" 108.5 cms	11 3⁄8" 29 cms
Internal	54 11⁄16" 139 cms	34 1⁄8" 86.5 cms

Stock: 14803

A large antique moulded Bolection fireplace surround in pale green Connemara Marble, raised on solid foot blocks. Together with its integral fender. Shown here with andirons SNo 14528 not included.
English. late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	65 7⁄8" 167.5 cms	48" 122 cms	3" 7.5 cms
Internal	50 13⁄16" 129 cms	40 5⁄8" 103 cms

Stock: 8892

A chic Louis XVI fireplace mantel carved in Breche Violette Marble with applied ormolu mounts in the manner of Pierre Gouthiere (1732-1813) who was appointed ciseliste, doreur, bronze chaser and gilder by Aux Menus Plaisirs du Roi, Palais de Versailles in France. The shelf is set above an inset frieze applied with a scrolling foliate mount with flanking ormolu paterae on the endblocks above the jambs which are fronted by a pair of beautiful finely tapering stop fluted columns, each in the form of a stylised quiver of arrows resting on elegant footblocks. Image before the re-instatement of the ormolu on the right hand column.
French, late 19th century.

Shown here but not included are chenets SNo 14433.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	55 1⁄2" 141 cms	47 1⁄4" 120.2 cms	12 3⁄8" 31.5 cms
Internal	34 5⁄8" 88 cms	35 13⁄16" 91 cms

Stock: 14766

A large and handsome Victorian fireplace mantel carved in a beautiful deep red example of Griotte Rouge Marble. The panelled frieze is flanked by square endblocks resting above similar arched panelling on the jambs supported by large footblocks. English, mid 19th century.

Shown here with firegrate SNo 14352 not included.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	74 3⁄8" 189 cms	51 13⁄16" 131.5 cms	13 1⁄4" 33.7 cms
Internal	42 1⁄8" 107 cms	38 1⁄4" 97.3 cms

Stock: 14734

A 19th century Victorian period Statuary and Siena Marble antique fireplace surround in the Neoclassical style. The panelled sienna frieze is centred by a floral and foliate tablet flanked by rosette paterae on the endblocks above siena panelled jambs raised on plain footblocks. Belgian, late 19th century.
(Shown with fire grate SNo 14703 not included in the price)

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	65 11⁄16" 166.8 cms	45 3⁄8" 115.3 cms	10" 25.5 cms
Internal	48 1⁄2" 123.3 cms	36 3⁄16" 92 cms

Stock: 14708

A wide arched Victorian fireplace surround in subtle Pencil Statuary Marble. The plain frieze with a small central panel beneath a shaped breakfront moulded shelf, above the arched opening with simple central keystone and with carved detail on the spandrels.
English, mid 19th century.

Shown here with firegrate SNo 14370 not included and not yet on the web

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	78 11⁄16" 200 cms	50" 127 cms	15" 38 cms
Internal	39 1⁄8" 99.2 cms	36 1⁄2" 92.6 cms

Stock: 14136

A Victorian Regency style antique fireplace surround in lightly veined Carrara Marble, with a simple panelled frieze flanked by bullseye endblocks above panelled jambs
English, circa 1890.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	59 13⁄16" 152 cms	44 1⁄2" 113 cms	10" 25.5 cms
Internal	36 3⁄16" 92 cms	36 5⁄8" 93 cms

Stock: 9460

A pleasing Louis XVI antique fireplace mantel in warm variegated Breche D'Aleppe marble, the simple moulded shelf over a plain panelled frieze with similar moulded endblocks above attractively scrolled consoled jambs. French mid 19th century.

Shown here with andirons SNo 13840 not included.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	54 1⁄8" 137.5 cms	43 3⁄16" 109.7 cms	8 13⁄16" 22.3 cms
Internal	36 3⁄8" 92.4 cms	33 13⁄16" 85.8 cms

Stock: 9726

A tall but slim Victorian Tinos Verde Marble Baroque style antique Bolection fireplace surround. English, late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	37" 94 cms	42 1⁄4" 107.5 cms	2 13⁄16" 7 cms
Internal	27 3⁄16" 69 cms	36" 91.5 cms

Stock: 14736

An elegant early 20th century moulded Pavonazzo Marble, Baroque style bolection chimneypiece. The name Pavonazzo derives from the Italian word for peacock, pavone. It is one of the many varieties of Carrara Marble being white with grey and black veining. English, circa 1920.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	50 13⁄16" 129 cms	42 5⁄8" 108.2 cms	3 11⁄16" 9.5 cms
Internal	35" 89 cms	34 13⁄16" 88.5 cms

Stock: 14414

An imposing and profusely carved French Baroque style fireplace surround in lightly veined white Carrara Marble with an upper coffered stop fluted frieze and stepped entablature above an arched egg and dart band.

The fine quality clock, set within an arched niche framed by a foliate edged band above the garlanded frieze, strikes the hour and the half hour on a single bell. The clock face has gilt Roman numerals on a marble bed within a gilt egg and tongue frame. The delicately pierced hands are finely engraved with foliate detail and the clock is stamped on the movement Bailly Sr De Weibel, Breveté S.G.O.G. A Lyon.

The opening is edged with a finely carved leaf and berry band and the jambs each have two tapering, garlanded grotesque terms to the front and the sides terminating in large lion claw feet resting on stepped footblocks. Shown here with andirons SNo12527 not included in the price.
French, circa 1870.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	66 7⁄8" 170 cms	60 3⁄16" 153 cms	21 1⁄4" 54 cms
Internal	37" 94 cms	36 3⁄16" 92 cms

Stock: 14569

A pretty, delicately carved Statuary Marble Louis XVI style antique French fireplace surround. The breakfront moulded shelf rests above a fine stop fluted frieze with a central tablet of carved swag and ribbons. The frieze is flanked by a pair of floral roundels on the endblocks above attached, angled, half round, stop fluted, tapering columns fronting the jambs resting on neat footblocks and to each side are plain panelled side returns.
French, late 19th century.

Shown here with chenet SNo 14192.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	63 3⁄8" 161 cms	45 1⁄2" 115.5 cms	17 1⁄4" 44 cms
Internal	46 13⁄16" 118.8 cms	34 3⁄8" 87.5 cms

Stock: 14641

A late Victorian White and Crema Valencia antique marble fireplace mantel of a pleasingly simple design with a moulded shelf above a plain frieze flanked by stop fluted jambs, together with the original white marble fire kerb.
English, late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	72 3⁄16" 183.5 cms	50 3⁄16" 127.5 cms	13 3⁄16" 33.5 cms
Internal	38" 96.5 cms	38" 96.5 cms

Stock: 14251

A rare 19th century Statuary Marble and ormolu chimneypiece in the French Regency style with a large, exquisitely carved 18th century panel after Clodion (1738 – 1814).

The fireplace, originally in the drawing room of Brook House, located at 113 Park Lane in Mayfair London, was made to accommodate the extraordinary18th century panel which was probably acquired during a Grand Tour.
The panel depicts 'Le Triomphe d'Amphitrite' who can be seen in the centre riding a dolphin attended by putti, tritons(mermen) and nereids(mermaids). Finely applied ormolu, set beneath the cornice shelf and on the jambs and sides, frames the panel and there are intricately detailed ormolu rams heads and tumbling festoons adorning each jamb above which are corbels embellished with large ormolu acanthus leaves.
Provenance: Brook House, Park Lane, Mayfair, London. English late 1860s.

Notes on Amphitrite & Poseidon.
Amphitrite was one of the fifty Nereids who were attendants of the sea-god Poseidon. On first seeing Amphitrite Poseidon fell deeply in love and ardently pursued her. When she fled his wooing he sent dolphins after her who finally persuaded her to return to become his bride. The bearded figure on the far right of the panel could well be Poseidon himself.

Notes on Brook House.
Brook House was built in the French style from 1867-1869 by the architect Thomas Henry Wyatt for Sir Dudley Coutts Marjoribanks, the 1st Lord Tweedmouth. The interiors were designed by the renowned 19th century decorators Wright & Mansfield who were strongly influenced by French design. Please see photo below of the Brook House Drawing Room which shows the fireplace in situ. The photograph is courtesy of the Country Life Archives and was taken by Charles Latham in 1902 for The King Magazine and later included in 'London Interiors' written by John Cornforth and published by Country Life.

Ernest Cassell, private banker to Edward VII, bought Brook House from Lord Tweedmouth in 1904 and lived there with his granddaughter Edwina Ashley who later became Countess Mountbatten when she married Louis Mountbatten in 1922. Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma was the uncle of the Queen's consort, the Duke of Edinburgh. Their marriage was attended by the then King and Queen and the Prince of Wales and the reception was held in Brook House. The couple later moved into a suite on the third floor. The house was subsequently demolished and redeveloped in the 1930's.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	88 5⁄8" 225 cms	65 3⁄16" 165.5 cms	22 3⁄8" 57 cms
Internal	53 1⁄2" 136 cms	40 5⁄8" 103 cms

Stock: 14597

A rather smart, low and wide typically 1930's, Onyx and Portoro Marble Art Deco fireplace surround with the original reeded bronze insert. The curved and fluted Portoro jambs flank Onyx panels either side of the opening above the Onyx hearth.
English circa 1930.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	73 5⁄8" 187 cms	33 7⁄8" 86 cms	7 7⁄8" 20 cms
Internal	38 5⁄8" 98 cms	31 1⁄2" 80 cms

Stock: 14398

A superb, tall and elegant twin columned Gothic Revival antique chimneypiece in finely figured, softly dark grey Saint Anne Marble. This is a wonderful fireplace imposing in its simplicity and one of a kind. The wide moulded shelf rests on twin pairs of attached octagonal columns, each with moulded capitals, supported on sturdy footblocks. The plain frieze is centred by a simple shield above the slow arch of the opening set with quatrefoil carvings on the spandrels.
English, possibly Scottish circa 1860.

Shown here together with firegrate SNo 11882 now sold.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	82 1⁄2" 209.5 cms	54 5⁄8" 138.6 cms	15 3⁄16" 38.5 cms
Internal	43 11⁄16" 111 cms	39 3⁄16" 99.5 cms

Stock: 14568

A richly veined large Belgian Griotte Rouge Marble antique Victorian fireplace, the panelled frieze, centred by a panel of three akroter, is flanked by floral paterae on the endblocks above jambs fronted by tapering panels topped by small akroter with trailing foliate detail above neat footblocks.
Belgian, late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	68 11⁄16" 174.5 cms	49 3⁄16" 125 cms	16 1⁄8" 41 cms
Internal	46 11⁄16" 118.5 cms	37" 94 cms

Stock: 14549

A large, rare and imposing late George II English Rococo chimneypiece with strong Palladian influences carved in white Statuary Marble and inlaid with panels of Verde Tinos Marble. The panelled frieze, beneath a moulded serpentine shelf, is centred by a richly carved 'pelta' scroll cartouche with very finely carved trailing jasmine sprigs flanked on the endblocks by large C Scrolls. The generously scrolling, canted console jambs, with linked cartouche and acanthus detail, terminate in single hart's tongue fern fronds and are supported on simple foot blocks. Provenance: The Earls of Minto, Minto House, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
Scottish, circa 1750-1760

Shown here with andirons SNo 10202 now sold.

Minto House Notes:
This 18th century chimneypiece was selected by the 4th Earl of Minto to be installed in the Octagonal Drawing Room of Minto House by the decorators W. Turner Lord & Company, of 120 Mount Street, Grosvenor Square, London, whose estimate for the works was dated 18 September 1891. The tower of an earlier property had been incorporated by William Adam in his design for Minto House around 1740 and the House has subsequently undergone various expansions. One was carried our by Archibald Elliot at the beginning of the 19th century, it was further altered by William Playfair in 1837 and was finally enlarged by Robert Lorimer at the end of the 19th century. Minto House was owned by the Elliott family and the Earls of Minto for several centuries but from the mid 1960s it began to fall into disrepair and suffering from increasing neglect it slowly deteriorated to a state where it was finally demolished in 1992.

Link to: Antique Rococo Chimneypieces inc Louis XV English Scottish Chippendale Rococo fireplace mantels.

	Width	Height	Depth
External	83 1⁄2" 212 cms	61" 155 cms	13" 33 cms
Internal	56 1⁄4" 143 cms	46 1⁄2" 118 cms

Stock: 14407

A wide 19th century Louis XVI style carved Carrara Marble Victorian fireplace mantel with a simple panelled frieze and a pair of substantial acanthus corbelled jambs terminating in large lion paws resting on solid foot blocks. French, late 19th century.
Shown here with fire basket SNo 14236 not included in the price.

Link to: Antique French chimneypieces inc. Louis XVI, French Empire fireplace mantels.

	Width	Height	Depth
Internal	61 3⁄8" 156 cms	40 5⁄8" 103 cms	15 11⁄16" 40 cms
External	42 7⁄8" 109 cms	30 1⁄4" 77 cms