Stock No.10284
A large 19th century antique oak chimneypiece mantel in the Jacobean style. The deeply moulded shelf is set above a double frieze, carved with birds, cherubs riding seahorses, and entwined acanthus leaves, flanked by roaring lion mask end blocks, supported by a pair of caryatids draped in robes in the form of pilasters with ionic capitals, embellished with lion masks and strap work. The fireplace opening is boarded by richly carved mouldings of egg and dart and acanthus.
English mid 19th century, incorporating 17th and 18th century elements.
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90 3⁄16"
229 cms |
75 3⁄16"
191 cms |
11 5⁄8"
29.5 cms |
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48 3⁄16"
122.5 cms |
48 3⁄16"
122.5 cms |
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Link to: Antique Renaissance, Gothic Tudor Fireplace mantels and Chimneypieces: 1260 - 1600