Stock No.13638
A tall carved antique walnut chimneypiece in the Italian Renaissance manner.
The stepped shelf and pediment is set above a shallow frieze with a pair
of mythical dragons either side of a central grotesque mask amid
scrolling foliage, flanked by squared foliate endblocks and supported on a pair of elaborate Solomonic Columns.The elaborately carved double inner frieze has four panelled shell cartouche above a panel centred with a crowned, quartered shield guarded on either side by a further pair of mythical dragons. The opening is edged with a guilloche detail and the whole is raised on substantial carved
footblocks. Provenance: Removed from a Theological College in Glasgow, Scotland.
Italian, late 19th century.
Shown here with a pair of Gothic style andirons SNo 13416 not included.
Listed Price: £18,600 (+VAT where applicable)
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
76 3⁄8"
194 cms |
81 1⁄2"
207 cms |
16 1⁄4"
41.5 cms |
| Internal |
37 13⁄16"
96 cms |
39 3⁄8"
100 cms |
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Link to: Antique Renaissance, Gothic Tudor Fireplace mantels and Chimneypieces: 1260 - 1600