Stock No.7178
A fine and rare Irish George III period Statuary and Brocatelle marble chimneypiece, the breakfront shelf with a moulded edge, above a fluted frieze centred by a tablet depicting Aphrodite in her chariot together with Hermes, inspired by Ovid’s love of the gods, the fluted end-blocks above free-standing Tuscan fluted columns on a plinth base, the opening with a carved border.
Irish, circa 1760.
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width |
height |
depth |
| external |
81"
205.7 cms |
66"
167.6 cms |
12 13⁄16"
32.4 cms |
| internal |
48"
121.9 cms |
48"
121.9 cms |
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