English Regency
Antique English Regency fireplaces, chimneypieces and mantels including examples from the English Regency, and George IV periods in marble, limestone and wood.
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Stock: 15956
A small and simple early Victorian fireplace in mottled grey/brown fossil marble.
English, circa 1840.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
59 13⁄16"
152 cms |
45 11⁄16"
116 cms |
9"
22.8 cms |
| Internal |
37 3⁄8"
95 cms |
38"
96.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £2,600 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 10973
A Regency bullseye fireplace in cast iron. This fireplace epitomises the restraint and elegance of the Regency style with a reeded frieze and jambs with two bullseye endblocks.
This fireplace could be left bare or indeed painted to suit a variety of interiors.
English or Scottish, c.1830.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
14 1⁄2"
36.9 cms |
45 11⁄16"
116 cms |
7 5⁄8"
19.4 cms |
| Internal |
36 1⁄4"
92.3 cms |
38 3⁄16"
97 cms |
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Listed Price: £1,800 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16581
A fine Regency bullseye chimneypiece carved from a soft and warm hued Bath stone. Perfect in its simplicity, this chimneypiece embodies the timeless style of the Regency era.
English, c.1810.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
51 3⁄16"
130 cms |
46 11⁄16"
118.5 cms |
6 11⁄16"
17 cms |
| Internal |
31 11⁄16"
80.5 cms |
38 3⁄16"
97 cms |
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Listed Price: £5,800 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16273
A rare Irish chimneypiece of grand proportions in statuary marble. The generous moulded shelf rests over a wide panelled frieze which is mounted with a tablet of exceptional quality. It depicts a recumbent Poseidon, god of the sea, being drawn on a seashell chariot by hippocampi, all carved in an artful blend of high and low relief. This scene is flanked by the most glorious endblocks, each a crouching Aphrodite, situated within a scallop shell. These crouch above freestanding Doric columns. The strikingly simple elegance of the chimneypiece is a perfect foil for the beautifully carved tablet and spectacular endblocks.
Irish, c.1820.
Provenance:
Raheen House, Raheen, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, Southern Ireland.
By repute, the chimneypiece was installed at Raheen House by the then owners of the house, the Burke family, circa 1889, when they apparently acquired it in lieu of a part payment for a warehouse. This commercial building was purchased by the Loreto Convent of Clonmel to be used as a religious school when their own school was damaged by fire.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
83 7⁄8"
213 cms |
54 11⁄16"
139 cms |
18 1⁄8"
46 cms |
| Internal |
43 1⁄4"
110 cms |
38 5⁄8"
98 cms |
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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 |
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| Foot to Foot |
59 1⁄2"
151.2 cms |
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Listed Price: £25,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16576
A finely carved Italian fireplace in white marble. The slender moulded shelf sits over a plain frieze, mounted with an anthemion tablet, with a central floral rosette. The slender jambs are carved with a twisting vine, terminating in anthemions.
Italian, 20th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
51 5⁄8"
131 cms |
40 3⁄16"
102 cms |
7 11⁄16"
19.5 cms |
| Internal |
35 1⁄4"
89.6 cms |
34 5⁄8"
88 cms |
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Stock: 14883
A starkly elegant Regency chimneypiece in black Kilkenny marble. The plain shelf rests over a frieze that is simply decorated with a tablet carved with an ovoid design. This motif is echoed in the endblocks which rest on reeded jambs.
Scottish, c.1810.
Notes: Kilkenny marble is a black, carboniferous limestone laced with ancient fossils which has been quarried in Ireland for centuries.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
64 5⁄8"
164 cms |
50"
127 cms |
8 1⁄8"
20.5 cms |
| Internal |
42 1⁄8"
107 cms |
40 3⁄8"
102.7 cms |
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Listed Price: £13,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16387
The most charming Regency bullseye fireplace in slate, which has been cut across the grain to make a feature of the natural striations in the stone. Ordinarily slate fireplaces of this period were painted, but this one was carefully made to showcase the beauty of the stone.
The slender, moulded shelf, sits over a cushion moulded frieze and jambs.
English, c.1820.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
54 1⁄2"
138.5 cms |
42 1⁄4"
107.5 cms |
7 11⁄16"
19.6 cms |
| Internal |
33 1⁄8"
84 cms |
35 13⁄16"
91 cms |
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Stock: 16460
A very fine chimneypiece with a striking simplicity of form, reminiscent of the work of Sir John Soane. Carved from dramatic dove grey Bardiglio Fiorito marble, the wide stepped shelf rests on two monumental jambs, which flank a large opening. One of the most striking chimneypieces we have come across!
Scottish, c.1840.
*One of a pair with stock no. 16461.*
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
84 1⁄4"
214 cms |
52"
132 cms |
13 3⁄8"
34 cms |
| Internal |
45"
114.3 cms |
39 3⁄8"
100 cms |
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Listed Price: £12,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16386
A large and fine William IV chimneypiece in pencil veined Carrara marble by Phillip Wyatt, one of a pair we have for sale. The wide flat shelf over a stepped frieze which is flanked by the most beautifully carved palmette corbels in the Greek Revival manner. These are mounted on plain jambs.
This fireplace is one of a pair with stock no. 16385. English, c.1830.
Provenance: Mount Oswald, remodelled in 1830 by Philip Wyatt, son of James Wyatt in 1830.
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width |
height |
depth |
| External |
82"
208.3 cms |
46 1⁄2"
118 cms |
15 3⁄16"
38.7 cms |
| Internal |
49 13⁄16"
126.5 cms |
36 3⁄16"
92 cms |
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Listed Price: £11,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16391
A small Regency bullseye fireplace in black and white St Anne marble. The plain shelf sits on a crisply reeded frieze and bullseye endblocks over fluted jambs. Simplicity at its finest.
English, c.1820.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
58 1⁄4"
148 cms |
42 1⁄8"
107 cms |
9 1⁄8"
23.1 cms |
| Internal |
36 7⁄8"
93.6 cms |
37 3⁄16"
94.4 cms |
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Stock: 16270
A fine antique Regency chimneypiece with floral tablet and endblocks. The moulded shelf sits above a crispy panelled frieze mounted with a floral tablet, carved to depict an arrangement of flowers in a basket. This is flanked by delicately carved floral endblocks over panelled jambs and plain footblocks
English, c.1830.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
73 1⁄4"
186.2 cms |
47 3⁄16"
120 cms |
11 1⁄8"
28.3 cms |
| Internal |
44"
111.7 cms |
38 1⁄2"
97.7 cms |
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Listed Price: £14,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 8232
A very smart English Regency specimen marble chimneypiece in Kilkenny Black Fossil Marble inlaid with Breche Violette marble panels which have been cut and opened like a book to reveal symetrical veining. The oval plaque on the frieze and the flanking end blocks are of inlaid Convent Sienna Marble. English, circa 1820.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
69"
175.3 cms |
55 11⁄16"
141.6 cms |
6"
15.2 cms |
| Internal |
43"
109.2 cms |
42 1⁄2"
108 cms |
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Listed Price: £24,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16124
A fine statuary marble Regency chimneypiece in the manner of Samuel Wyatt (1737-1807). The plain shelf sits over a slender panelled frieze, which is flanked by stylised oak leaf endblocks over jambs finely carved with ribbon tied oak leaves and acorns. This chimneypiece is reminiscent of the work of Samuel Wyatt, as the carving on the jambs is remarkably similar to his chimneypiece designed for Sundridge Park.
English, c.1805.
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width |
height |
depth |
| External |
63 3⁄8"
161 cms |
45 1⁄8"
114.5 cms |
9 3⁄8"
24 cms |
| Internal |
39 1⁄2"
100.3 cms |
35 3⁄16"
89.3 cms |
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Stock: 15439
An imposing Regency statuary marble chimneypiece with a bold geometric design to the frieze and the jambs, and laurel wreath endblocks. This strikingly modern design embedded within the Greek Revival style is very much the antecedent to the Art Deco, despite being designed over a hundred years before the modernist style. This chimneypiece is of exceptional quality.
Irish, circa 1820.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
84 1⁄8"
213.5 cms |
54 1⁄2"
138.5 cms |
12"
30.6 cms |
| Internal |
50 3⁄16"
127.5 cms |
41 1⁄2"
105.5 cms |
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Stock: 15944
A large Regency white statuary marble Chimneypiece with reeded and moulded jambs and panelled frieze, which is flanked by a pair of carved foliate rosette corner blocks, beneath a simple moulded shelf.
English, Circa 1820.
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width |
height |
depth |
| External |
81 1⁄8"
206 cms |
47 5⁄8"
121 cms |
13 5⁄8"
34.5 cms |
| internal |
47 3⁄16"
120 cms |
38"
96.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £18,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15917
An elegant Regency fireplace of fine quality, carved from grey veined English white marble. The plain shelf sits above a reeded frieze, which is flanked by endblocks carved with ribboned laurel wreaths.
English, c.1815.
Provenance: Edwardes Square, London.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
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57 11⁄16"
146.5 cms |
44 1⁄2"
113 cms |
9 1⁄8"
23 cms |
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39"
99 cms |
37"
94 cms |
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Stock: 15419
An English Regency Welsh heather slate, aubergine hued, almost black bullseye chimneypiece. The moulded shelf rests above a reeded frieze which is centred by a plain rectangluar panel flanked by bullseye endblocks above reeded, panelled jambs supported on sturdy footblocks. English, circa 1830.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
61 1⁄4"
155.7 cms |
43 7⁄8"
111.6 cms |
7 13⁄16"
19.7 cms |
| Internal |
37 13⁄16"
96 cms |
36"
91.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £3,800 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15420
A small late Regency black slate chimneypiece. The moulded shelf above a reeded frieze centred by a foliate panel flanked by large acanthus corbels on reeded, panelled jambs supported on plain footblocks.
English, circa 1820.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
56 1⁄8"
142.5 cms |
43 11⁄16"
111.1 cms |
9"
22.8 cms |
| Internal |
33 7⁄8"
86.2 cms |
36"
91.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £3,600 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 14974
A fine Regency fireplace surround in pure white Statuary Marble. Beautifully elegant in its simplicity. The twin cushioned panelled frieze, beneath the moulded shelf, is centred by a tablet depicting a reclining Venus, holding aloft a rose, beside a basket of flowers with her temple in the distance.The endblocks with large rosette paterae above cushioned panelled jambs.
English, circa 1810.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
65"
165 cms |
45 1⁄2"
115.5 cms |
8 11⁄16"
22.2 cms |
| Internal |
46 1⁄8"
117 cms |
38 3⁄8"
97.5 cms |
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Stock: 9752
An elegant, understated and refined English Regency chimneypiece in white Statuary Marble. The moulded shelf supported on finely fluted panelled jambs under triple carved circular rosettes on the endblocks.
English, circa 1830.
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width |
height |
depth |
| External |
73 3⁄8"
186.5 cms |
46 3⁄8"
117.8 cms |
13"
33 cms |
| Internal |
49 13⁄16"
126.5 cms |
39 13⁄16"
101 cms |
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Listed Price: £18,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 14553
Early nineteenth-century Italian chimneypiece in Carrara marble, with a richly carved under-shelf and frieze. The recessed frieze has a central tablet carved with Venus in repose; this is flanked by two pairs of birds, each bearing a garland in their beaks. The endblocks are carved with large Medusa masks which rest on engaged fluted columns with delicately carved capitals of curling acanthus leaves. The fluted columned jambs gently widen to finish in an elegant base.
Italian, circa 1830.
Shown here with fire grate SNo 14629.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
73 3⁄16"
186 cms |
52 3⁄16"
132.5 cms |
12 3⁄16"
31 cms |
| Internal |
54 1⁄4"
138 cms |
42 1⁄8"
107 cms |
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Stock: 14251
A rare 19th century Statuary Marble and ormolu chimneypiece in the French Regency style with a large, exquisitely carved 18th century panel after Clodion (1738 – 1814).
The fireplace, originally in the drawing room of Brook House, located at 113 Park Lane in Mayfair London, was made to accommodate the extraordinary18th century panel which was probably acquired during a Grand Tour.
The panel depicts 'Le Triomphe d'Amphitrite' who can be seen in the centre riding a dolphin attended by putti, tritons(mermen) and nereids(mermaids). Finely applied ormolu, set beneath the cornice shelf and on the jambs and sides, frames the panel and there are intricately detailed ormolu rams heads and tumbling festoons adorning each jamb above which are corbels embellished with large ormolu acanthus leaves.
Provenance: Brook House, Park Lane, Mayfair, London. English late 1860s.
Notes on Amphitrite & Poseidon.
Amphitrite was one of the fifty Nereids who were attendants of the sea-god Poseidon. On first seeing Amphitrite Poseidon fell deeply in love and ardently pursued her. When she fled his wooing he sent dolphins after her who finally persuaded her to return to become his bride. The bearded figure on the far right of the panel could well be Poseidon himself.
Notes on Brook House.
Brook House was built in the French style from 1867-1869 by the architect Thomas Henry Wyatt for Sir Dudley Coutts Marjoribanks, the 1st Lord Tweedmouth. The interiors were designed by the renowned 19th century decorators Wright & Mansfield who were strongly influenced by French design. Please see photo below of the Brook House Drawing Room which shows the fireplace in situ. The photograph is courtesy of the Country Life Archives and was taken by Charles Latham in 1902 for The King Magazine and later included in 'London Interiors' written by John Cornforth and published by Country Life.
Ernest Cassell, private banker to Edward VII, bought Brook House from Lord Tweedmouth in 1904 and lived there with his granddaughter Edwina Ashley who later became Countess Mountbatten when she married Louis Mountbatten in 1922. Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma was the uncle of the Queen's consort, the Duke of Edinburgh. Their marriage was attended by the then King and Queen and the Prince of Wales and the reception was held in Brook House. The couple later moved into a suite on the third floor. The house was subsequently demolished and redeveloped in the 1930's.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
88 5⁄8"
225 cms |
65 3⁄16"
165.5 cms |
22 3⁄8"
57 cms |
| Internal |
53 1⁄2"
136 cms |
40 5⁄8"
103 cms |
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Stock: 14323
A elegantly simple early William IV Carrara Marble antique Regency fireplace surround with a panelled frieze and stylised shell cartouche on the endblocks. English, early 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
76 3⁄8"
194 cms |
48 3⁄8"
123 cms |
14 1⁄2"
36.8 cms |
| Internal |
38 3⁄16"
97 cms |
38 3⁄16"
97 cms |
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Listed Price: £9,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 14320
An antique white Statuary Marble fireplace surround. The deeply carved central plaque, set beneath the simple moulded shelf on a plain panelled frieze, is decorated with roses, fruit and orange blossom and is flanked by carved end blocks, one depicting Summer and the other Autumn, The panelled jambs richly carved with hanging, ribbon tied clusters of oak and acorns
English, mid 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
61 5⁄8"
156.5 cms |
46 1⁄2"
118 cms |
9 3⁄8"
24 cms |
| Internal |
37 5⁄8"
95.5 cms |
37"
94 cms |
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Stock: 11618
A Regency, early Victorian Chimneypiece in veined Carrara
marble. The carved Greek Revival acanthus leaf endblocks are separated by the plain panelled frieze over similarly plain panelled jambs. Shown here together with Insert 13706 not included in the price.
English, circa 1830.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
72"
183 cms |
47 1⁄2"
120.7 cms |
12"
30.5 cms |
| Internal |
38"
96.5 cms |
38"
96.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £12,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 12290
A smart columned Irish Regency Chimneypiece in Kilkenny Fossil Black Marble elegantly carved with tapering columns beneath fluted capitals supporting the deep and lightly fossil strewn shelf.
Irish, early 19th century.
Shown here with firegrate SNo 13274 now sold.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
67 11⁄16"
172 cms |
54 11⁄16"
139 cms |
12"
30.5 cms |
| Internal |
43 7⁄8"
111.5 cms |
45 1⁄2"
115.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £18,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 13188
An interesting statuary marble fireplace in the English Greek Revival manner, the stepped frieze with a central tablet with typical Classical Greek entwined Honeysuckle carving the subtly tapering paneled jambs above substantial footblocks.
Early 19th century, Circa1830.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
70 1⁄8"
178 cms |
48 3⁄8"
123 cms |
11"
28 cms |
| Internal |
38 3⁄16"
97 cms |
38 3⁄16"
97 cms |
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Stock: 10332
A substantial an elegant George IV style chimneypiece in white Bianco Pi marble with inlaid panels of Onyx, diamond centre panel motifs on the jambs and fluted and reeded ingrounds with pretty stylised floral Paterae in the top corners.
Scottish, late 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
78 1⁄2"
199.5 cms |
51 13⁄16"
131.5 cms |
12 3⁄8"
31.5 cms |
| Internal |
43 1⁄8"
109.5 cms |
38 3⁄16"
97 cms |
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Listed Price: £24,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 11594
A very attractive English Regency carved pine, mahogany and composition giltwood chimneypiece. The mahogany breakfront shelf above richly carved lambs tongue motif, the reeded frieze with acanthus endstops, the columned jambs topped with the same. Please note that the shelf has not been glued.
English, early 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
68 1⁄2"
174 cms |
53 1⁄2"
136 cms |
7 1⁄2"
19 cms |
| Internal |
50 13⁄16"
129 cms |
43 11⁄16"
111 cms |
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Listed Price: £12,500 Excluding marble(+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 12599
An unadorned early 19th century English Regency marble fireplace surround in beautiful richly coloured Siena marble, with simple stepped end blocks and plain jambs.
English circa 1840.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
72"
183 cms |
48 3⁄8"
123 cms |
13 3⁄8"
34 cms |
| Internal |
38 3⁄16"
97 cms |
37 13⁄16"
96 cms |
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Stock: 12455
An attractive Statuary Marble period William IV Chimneypiece. The simply moulded straight shelf supported over large scrolled endblocks over stylised floral detail, flanking the panelled frieze over panelled jambs.
English, early 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
62 5⁄8"
159 cms |
48"
122 cms |
15 7⁄8"
40.5 cms |
| Internal |
40 3⁄16"
102 cms |
36"
91.5 cms |
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Stock: 9844
An attractive English Regency antique fireplace surround in white Statuary Marble. The simply moulded shelf over the convex panelled frieze flanked by delicately carved repeating flora motif on both capitals and supported on similar panelled jambs. English, circa 1830.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
72 3⁄16"
183.5 cms |
49 5⁄8"
126 cms |
11 13⁄16"
30 cms |
| Internal |
43 11⁄16"
111 cms |
40 5⁄8"
103 cms |
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Stock: 11948
A well carved English Regency antique fireplace mantel in the Greek Revival manner. Boldly carved in white Statuary marble with a plain moulded shelf over the panelled frieze which has carved honeysuckle design at each end, flanked by generously scrolled brackets with complementary carved floral detail over the panelled jambs with matching carved detail. English, early 19th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
| External |
64 13⁄16"
164.5 cms |
45 7⁄8"
116.5 cms |
12"
30.5 cms |
| Internal |
40 7⁄8"
104 cms |
36 3⁄16"
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The Regency period in Great Britain emerged after King George III was deemed unfit to rule - his son ruled as his proxy during this time and was known as the Prince Regent. Although The Regency period lasted a mere nine years (1811-1820), the Regency aesthetic extended beyond this time, encompassing emerging trends in literature, fashion and architecture - as is evidenced in the intricate designs of antique Regency fireplaces and chimneypieces.
A period of elegance
The Regency style is often noted for its elegance and advancements in the fine arts and architecture - throughout this era major social, political and economic changes were also taking place. During this period Regency fireplaces evolved to accommodate the larger mirrors favoured at the time - fireplaces were consequently made lower to allow for this new fashion, a technique already used in French fireplace designs many years prior.
A return to antiquity
Antique Regency fireplaces embody a departure from the glamorous, intricate designs of the past, into a simpler, more austere style. The major source of inspiration for Regency fire surrounds was found in Greek and Roman antiquity, from which designers borrowed both structural and ornamental elements. Antique Regency fire surrounds reflect a more reserved approach to the use of classical ornamentation. Corniced shelves were made simpler, and reeding became a popular decorating technique in many designs. Regency fireplaces embodied a more refined elegance than previous Georgian or French styles, featuring smooth lines and gentle curves. Due to their classic design, these fireplaces have become increasingly popular as additions to more modern interiors - incorporating Regency décor brings a classical and elegant feel to any home.