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Stock: 16739

A very fine Adam Revival pine chimneypiece from the Edwardian period. The shelf, with its dentil undershelf is mounted over the beautifully carved frieze, studded with ram's heads hung with garlands of bellflowers. The slender jambs are carved with urns and more bellflowers. The opening is framed by a simple bead and reel moulding. This fireplace would accommodate a set of marble slips very nicely.

English, c.1910.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	65 1⁄2" 166.3 cms	53 1⁄8" 135 cms	5 3⁄8" 13.7 cms
Internal	49 7⁄8" 126.7 cms	40 7⁄8" 104 cms

Stock: 16546

A large and elegant buff terracotta twin handled pedestal garden urn, likely by Stiff and Sons. The twin handled urn is octangular in form, modelled with foliate detail over the chamfered socle. This is shown raised on an elegant pedestal base stock no. 15786, not included.

English, c.1870.

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	Diameter	Height
Urn	20 7⁄8" 53 cms	31 7⁄8" 81 cms

Stock: 16776

A fine and large Victorian campana urn of lobed form, resting on its original pedestal base, with simply panelled sides and a guilloche border.

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	Diameter	Height
	23 5⁄8" 60 cms	39" 99 cms

Stock: 15771

A rare set of four antique glass girandoles, each with twin candle arms and mirrored backs, strung with beads and lustres.

English, c.1900.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	11" 28 cms	18 1⁄2" 47 cms	6 1⁄8" 15.5 cms

Stock: 16723

A mid Victorian corbel fireplace in strikingly veined carrara marble. The moulded shelf is supported by generously carved lion corbels with floral garlands terminating in scrolling acanthus, separated by a plain frieze over plain jambs supported on moulded footblocks.

English, circa 1860.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	63 3⁄16" 160.5 cms	46 1⁄2" 118 cms	10 11⁄16" 27.3 cms
Internal	35" 89 cms	37 13⁄16" 96 cms

Stock: 16700

A fine and boldly carved Spanish parcel gilt and ebonised overmantle Baroque style mirror. The tall carver and pierced crest is profusely carved with acanthus and floral decoration surrounding a central shield. This is echoed at the bottom of the richly moulded arched frame.

Spanish, circa 1890.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	58 7⁄8" 149.5 cms	78 1⁄2" 199.5 cms	3 11⁄16" 9.5 cms

Stock: 16666

An antique marble fountain in the Baroque style, with a tripartite dolphin base each with a water spout in their mouths, their tails supporting the generous lobed bowl, which is topped a putto clutching a dolphin, designed to be seen through the cascade of water with the top spout above. Wonderful patina, we would advise against cleaning.

English, mid-19th century.

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	Diameter	Height
	22 13⁄16" 58 cms	49 5⁄8" 126 cms

Stock: 16633

A small walnut Sorrento ware inlaid games table. The square top with canted corners and a central marquetry chess board surrounded with intricate geometric inlay is raised on a turned column supported on four shaped splayed legs.

Italian, circa 1870.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	23 3⁄8" 59.5 cms	28 11⁄16" 73 cms	23 3⁄8" 59.5 cms

Stock: 16592

A fine gilt bronze Mazarin style chandelier. The ornate central stem is decorated with foliate scrollwork and term, ram and satyr mounts very much in the Baroque manner. Eight branches are issued from the central stem, each with ornate foliate embellishments and lobed urnular drip pans. A fabulous chandelier of exceptional quality. French, c.1890.

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	Diameter	Drop
	29 1⁄8" 74 cms	30 11⁄16" 78 cms

Stock: 15649

A very large cut glass six branch chandelier of exceptional quality. This chandelier has a generous drop with a central baluster stem, from which emanate six swan neck branches, mounted with scalloped drop pans hung with drops and beads. Above this tier are mounted six further branches with faceted finials.

English, c.1950.

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	Diameter	Drop
	33 1⁄8" 84 cms	45 11⁄16" 116 cms

Stock: 15120

A fine early 20th century brass chandelier in the Dutch style. The generous baluster turned centre, issues 6 swan necked arms mounted with generous drip pans.

English, c.1890.

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	Diameter	Drop
	32 7⁄8" 83.5 cms	28" 71 cms

Stock: 16773

An elegant buff terracotta garden urn of acanthus leaf form, on a buff terracotta base, with egg and dart moulding and a laurel wreath decoration to the four sides. This would make a very elegant centrepiece to gardens both large and small.
Attributed to Stiff and Sons, Lambeth.

English, c.1860.

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	Diameter	Height
	18 1⁄2" 47 cms	37 3⁄16" 94.5 cms

Stock: 16759

A fine neoclassical chimneypiece of excellent proportions, carved from a pure white statuary marble and inlaid with panels of warm Spanish brocatelle marble. The reeded shelf rests over frieze of panelled brocatelle, set with a finely carved neoclassical tablet very much in the Adam style, carved with an urn and opposing sphynxes, and hung with bellflowers. The endblocks are carved with more slender covered urns and rest above the wide jambs, also set with brocatelle and enclosing the reeded slip bordering the opening. A very elegant late Georgian piece, anticipating the simple elegance of the Regency period.

English, c. 1800.

Footblock to footblock measurement: 151.2cm,

Largely original, with addition of later undershelf. Tablet has a rust stain, which can be restored if desired.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	66 3⁄16" 168.2 cms	52 13⁄16" 134 cms	8 1⁄2" 21.5 cms
Internal	38" 96.5 cms	42 1⁄8" 107 cms

Stock: 16761

A small and very charming 19th century fire basket with an ornate Dutch fireback. The fireback depicts The Fox and the Stork, one of Aesop's fables, at the moment in which the stork has his revenge, serving supper to the fox in a long narrow vessel, after the fox had invited him to dine with him, serving the food in shallow bowls from which the stork couldn't eat. The moral is to not play tricks on others unless you wish for them to do the same in return. This charming fireback is mounted on an Aesthetic Movement fire grate, with ornate front bars, and allium bud form finials.

English, c.1880. View our collection of: Antique fire grates and log baskets.

	Width	Height	Depth
External	17 11⁄16" 45 cms	24 3⁄8" 62 cms	10 5⁄8" 27 cms
Back width	15 3⁄8" 39 cms

Stock: 16675

A large and handsome bronze and cast iron enclosed fire basket. The large grate with integral flue connection is set beneath a domed and panelled bronze canopy, centred with a ribbon tied garland of fruit, above scrolling supports and a pierced front apron, all raised on turned cast iron supports.

This type of enclosed fire basket with integral flue connection is ideal for use with fire surrounds with large openings and or small chimney flues, as the basket is connected directly to the flue in the same way as a stove.

English, circa 1890.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	22 11⁄16" 57.6 cms	29 1⁄4" 74.4 cms	16 7⁄8" 43 cms
Back width	18 1⁄2" 47 cms

Stock: 16751

A Victorian black slate corbel fireplace of generous proportions. Elegantly carved with a moulded shelf over a plain frieze, this fireplace is adorned with generous corbels which typify the Victorian style. View our collection of: antique Firebacks

	Width	Height	Depth
External	70 1⁄8" 178 cms	47 5⁄8" 120.8 cms	13" 33 cms
Internal	38 5⁄8" 98 cms	38 11⁄16" 98.2 cms

Stock: 16481

A fine Rococo Louis XV chimneypiece in pavonazzo marble. The serpentine shelf sits above a beautifully carved panelled frieze, centred with a shell cartouche framed by sprays of olive. This is framed by the scrolling enblocks, mounted over the scrolling console jambs. carved with a simple stop-fluted decoration.

French, mid-19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	57 7⁄8" 147 cms	43 13⁄16" 111.2 cms	16" 40.7 cms
Internal	40 7⁄8" 104 cms	36 1⁄2" 92.7 cms

Stock: 16625

A large and impressive salt glaze faux bois garden chair. This large chair could also be used as a planter, the naturalistic branches hollowed out for planting, including a large area of the trunk. Would look fabulous planted with ferns, or even strawberries. This chair would be just as impressive used as an interior decoration.

Scottish, c. 1880.

Faux Bois garden ornamentation first emerged in France in the mid-19th century. A gardener named Joseph Monier first developed a technique using Portland cement (invented in England) and a metal armature, to make frost proof garden ornamentation, bridges and planters. This popular new art from spread to England, and large potteries used their frost proof salt glaze and stoneware to manufacture garden chairs and planters in this whimsical new style.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	35 3⁄16" 89.5 cms	42 7⁄8" 109 cms	30 1⁄4" 77 cms

Stock: 16500

A fine Arts & Crafts brass electrolier, in the manner of William Whitehouse & Co and W.A.S. Benson. The brass takes an organic form, and borrows the essence of design from the Art Nouveau style, with the central brass corona issuing three arms, from which hang the original bell-shaped vaseline glass shades.

English, c.1900.

Hook and chain not included but can supply a suitable fitting.

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	Diameter	Drop
	18 7⁄8" 48 cms	19 1⁄4" 49 cms

Stock: 6628

A large Victorian Kilkenny marble arched fireplace with star decoration. This large and grand fireplace is carved from a striking black Kilkenny marble, with white fossils dramatically set against a black background. The large moulded shelf rest on the generous spandrel jambs with chamfered corners, carved with a Star of David decoration, which flanks the keystone of cartouche form, mounted above the generously moulded arched opening.

English, c.1860.
Measurements footblock to footblock 185.3cm View our collection of: antique Firebacks

	Width	Height	Depth
External	78 1⁄4" 198.8 cms	50 3⁄8" 128 cms	15" 38 cms
Internal	39 3⁄8" 100 cms	38 3⁄16" 97 cms

Stock: 16738

A pair of fine and large 19th century copies of the Sosibios vase by Handyside & Co in cast iron, with associated stone bases. These copies of the Greek krater were originally retailed by the Handyside foundry at £4 in 1880.

Notes:
This cast iron urn is modelled on a white marble urn from antiquity by Sosibios, a Greek sculptor working in Rome around 50 BC. An English version of the model was later in the 1874 catalogue of A. Handyside and Co. of Derby and London. A set of four painted cast-iron urns of this model sold at Christie's Wrotham Park, 4 June 1991 lot 120.

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	Width	Height	Depth
Vases	16 1⁄8" 41 cms	29 1⁄2" 75 cms	16 1⁄8" 41 cms
Overall		42 1⁄4" 107.5 cms

Stock: 16746

A rare cast iron Handyside urn after the the Medici Vase. This beautiful urn was manufactured by the renowned Andrew Handyside & Co Foundry, and as illustrated in the catalogue. This Medici Vase, now on display at the Uffizi in Florence, is decorated with the iconic bas-relief design running around the bell shaped krater. It follows the Renaissance tradition of making copies of archaeological discoveries for grand tourists and other wealthy patrons. The industrial revolution allowed such copies to be made in greater numbers in cast iron.

English, c.1851.

Pedestal base 15786 not included in the price.

Notes: The Handyside Foundry exhibited this model at the Great Exhibition of 1851, as it was, and still remains, one of the most popular subjects from antiquity.


The Handyside Foundry: Having returned from his uncle's engineering business in Russia, the young engineer Andrew Handyside took over the Britannia iron works in Derby in 1848, a foundry that was known for the quality of its casting, owing to the fine sand that could be found in the region. He made a wide range of materials in cast iron, from garden ornaments, to iron buildings and bridges.

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	Diameter	Height
	23 13⁄16" 60.5 cms	69 11⁄16" 177 cms
Base 15786	17 11⁄16" 45 cms	23 3⁄16" 59 cms

Stock: 16545

A fine Renaissance Revival antique pedestal or garden seat in white terracotta. The cylinder shaped form is decorated in relief with mythical beasts and scrolling foliage and has acquired a lovely patina over time. This shape of garden seat originated in China.

English, late 19th century.

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	Diameter	Height
	12 3⁄16" 31 cms	15 11⁄16" 40 cms

Stock: 16669

A pair of fine Doulton Lambeth buff terracotta garden urns and pedestals. The urns are of tazza form, perfect for planting, with floral and stiff leaf decoration in low relief over slender socles. They rest on elegant fluted column pedestals, with a dynamic egg and dart rim to the base.

English, c.1860.

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	Diameter	Height
	24 13⁄16" 63 cms	44 7⁄8" 114 cms

Stock: 16729

A rare 17th century example of a large Wealden fireback dedicated to Charles II. This fireback is thought to commemorate the event in which the King evaded Cromwellian pursuers by hiding in the Boscobel Oak, known as the 'Royal Oak', as it is labelled on this fireback. This oak had before been used to signify the union of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, but was later repurposed to remember this exciting victory for the Royalists.

England, possibly Sussex or Kentish Weald, c. 1660.

This fireback has been strapped after historic damage caused it to crack and break. View our collection of: antique Firebacks

	Width	Height	Depth
	34 1⁄4" 87 cms	28 11⁄16" 73 cms	1 13⁄16" 4.5 cms

Stock: 16628

A large 19th century obelisk in a buff terracotta, with its original plinth. The surface of the obelisk has developed a beautiful patina, and it would make the most perfect garden centrepiece.

English, mid-19th century.

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	Width	Height
	15" 38 cms	63 13⁄16" 162 cms

Stock: 16643

A small but fine Louis XV Rococo fireplace in a very subtly mottled Carrara marble. The serpentine frieze is centred by a rocaille or shell and foliate scrollwork with trailing flowers, and this motif is echoed on the scrolling endblocks and canted console jambs.

French, late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	52 13⁄16" 134 cms	42 1⁄2" 108 cms	15 3⁄8" 39.2 cms
Internal	35 5⁄8" 90.3 cms	35" 88.8 cms

Stock: 16740

A small and elegant fire basket attributed to Thomas Elsley. The simple three bar grate is supported on brass andirons cast as flaming ribboned torches, a motif that was popularised in French design.

English, c.1890.

Notes: The design for this fire-grate features in the Thomas Elsley catalogue, No. 562 'Bright Iron Dog Grate, Chased Brass Standards'.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	20 7⁄8" 53 cms	19 1⁄4" 49 cms	13" 33 cms

Stock: 16636

A large and very decorative cast iron garden bench after Coalbrookdale's iconic fern pattern which was patented in 1858.

English, mid to late 20th century.

A pair with stock no. 16635.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	62 3⁄16" 158 cms	35 3⁄8" 90 cms	18 1⁄8" 46 cms

Stock: 16635

A large and very decorative cast iron garden bench after Coalbrookdale's iconic fern pattern which was patented in 1858.

English, mid to late 20th century.

A pair with stock no. 16636.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	63" 160 cms	35 3⁄8" 90 cms	18 1⁄8" 46 cms

Stock: 16736

A deeply moulded bolection fireplace in a very dark grey, hard limestone with subtle veining.

Italian, late 20th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	50 3⁄16" 127.4 cms	43 3⁄16" 109.8 cms	5 1⁄8" 13 cms
Internal	36 1⁄8" 91.6 cms	36 1⁄8" 91.6 cms

Stock: 15948

A large and grand 18th century register grate in polished steel. Strikingly plain in decoration, the façade is sparsely decorated with round paterae engraved with flowers and a beaded border frames the opening. The generous grate is perfect for making a large fire and is enclosed by three bowed front bars. This is mounted above a pierced apron.

English late 18th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	48 3⁄16" 122.5 cms	41 7⁄8" 106.5 cms	12 3⁄16" 31 cms
Internal	34 1⁄4" 87 cms	21 11⁄16" 55 cms

Stock: 16747

A fine and large cast iron Georgian fire basket. Very much in the Adam style, the basket has an arched back cast with swagged and beaded decoration, reminiscent of the fan lights the Adam brothers popularised in the 18th century. The fireback is mounted behind the generous four-bar grate, which in turn is mounted with urns. The front of the basket is cast with ornate floral detailing, and the apron is cast with ornate foliate Vitruvian scrolls. This is supported by tapered standards with urn finials.

English, c.1800.

A near pair available with stock no. 16730. View our collection of: Antique fire grates and log baskets.

	Width	Height	Depth
External	35 3⁄8" 90 cms	35 3⁄8" 90 cms	18 1⁄8" 46 cms
Internal	21 1⁄2" 54.5 cms

Stock: 16730

A fine and large cast iron Georgian fire basket. Very much in the Adam style, the basket has an arched back cast with swagged and beaded decoration, reminiscent of the fan lights the Adam brothers popularised in the 18th century. The fireback is mounted behind the generous four-bar grate, which in turn is mounted with urns. The front of the basket is cast with ornate floral detailing, and the apron is cast with ornate foliate Vitruvian scrolls. This is supported by tapered standards with urn finials.

English, c.1800.

A near pair with 16747. View our collection of: Antique fire grates and log baskets.

	Width	Height	Depth
	37" 94 cms	34 5⁄8" 88 cms	13 3⁄8" 34 cms

Stock: 16727

A very large and dramatic Victorian cast iron fire grate. The arched back is cast with a fan pattern and sits behind a very generous two barred grate, perfect for large log fires. This is supported by two very substantial baluster andirons on ornate, scrolling tripod bases.

English, c.1870. View our collection of: Antique fire grates and log baskets.

	Width	Height	Depth
	40 11⁄16" 103.5 cms	31 1⁄8" 79 cms	24 3⁄8" 62 cms