Stock No: 9982
9982. " DOS'T THOU LOVE LIFE ? " An Esoteric and substantial carved oak Chimneypiece in the Baroque manner with a breakfront cornice supported by four Sentinel Cherubs interspersed by Acanthus leaf scrolls.. linking three large scrolled Cartouches on the frieze inscribed with the quotation "Dost thou love life ? Then do not squander time For that is the stuff Life is made of." a quote from Benjamin Franklin "The Way to Wealth" (1758)...when he was still an Englishman. This tall figurative Frieze supported underneath on acanthus brackets, and fluted Ionic plinth, with later Verde Antico marble ingrounds.The Frieze very reminiscent of the enormous chimneypiece in the drawing room in Cragside, Northumberland. See image below.
English 19th century.
SCALE : Substantial.
| Width |
Height |
Depth |
|
| External | 90.2" 229 cms |
72.2" 183.5 cms |
17.0" 43.2 cms |
| Internal (without marble) | 59.8" 151.8 cms |
44.0" 111.8 cms |
Tel: 0207 739 8094 Fax: 0207 729 3620
International - Tel: +44 207 739 8094 Fax: +44 207 729 3620
Email : westland@westlandlondon.com Web : http://www.westlandlondon.com