Stock No: 8559
ROMAN LIONS: A spectacularly large scale and glorious limestone, antique fireplace and overmantel in the richest Italian Renaissance manner, the form and features showing direct inspiration from Pagan Ancient Rome in the double lions heads under the four finely carved scrolled brackets supporting the double breakfronted shelf and the massive lion paw feet above the footblocks, supporting the fabulously detailed undercarved overmantel, other motif decoration including egg and dart, Vitruvian scrolling and palmettes.
Late 19th early 20th century.
Link to: Antique Renaissance, Gothic Tudor Fireplace mantels and Chimneypieces: 1260 - 1600
width | height | depth | |
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external | 129" 327.7 cms |
125" 317.5 cms |
32" 81.3 cms |
internal | 63" 160 cms |
65" 165.1 cms |