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Stock: 16716

An exceptional Renaissance Revival fireplace in limestone of monumental proportions. This fireplace is richly carved, with a deep cornice mounted above the frieze, which in turn is carved with scrolling oak leaves and centred by a boldly figured cartouche. This rests on the finely carved acanthus corbel jambs, which are finished with a stop-fluted detail.

French, 19th century.

Provenance: From a château in central France.

	Width	Height
	98 3⁄8" 250 cms	108 1⁄4" 275 cms

Stock: 16817

A smart Louis XVI fireplace in a subtly veined Carrara marble. The slender shelf is crisply moulded and rests over the the panelled frieze, centred with an acanthus patera. This is flanked by acanthus paterae endblocks and scrolling acanthus corbel jambs over plain footblocks.

French, mid-19th century.

View our collection of: Antique French chimneypieces inc. Louis XVI, French Empire fireplace mantels.

A near pair with 16816.

	Width	Height	Depth
External	55 1⁄8" 140 cms	43 1⁄2" 110.5 cms	15 3⁄16" 38.5 cms
Internal	37 3⁄16" 94.5 cms	32 11⁄16" 83 cms
Footblock to Footblock	52 13⁄16" 134 cms

Stock: 16816

A smart Louis XVI fireplace in a subtly veined Carrara marble. The slender shelf is crisply moulded and rests over the the panelled frieze, centred with an acanthus patera, and framed with beads. This is flanked by acanthus paterae endblocks and scrolling acanthus corbel jambs over plain footblocks.

French, mid-19th century.

View our collection of: Antique French chimneypieces inc. Louis XVI, French Empire fireplace mantels.

	Width	Height	Depth
External	57 1⁄8" 145 cms	40 11⁄16" 103.5 cms	16 3⁄16" 41.2 cms
Internal	39 3⁄8" 100.2 cms	30 3⁄8" 77.2 cms
Outer footblock	55 1⁄4" 140.4 cms

Stock: 16874

A pair of bronze Pixiu figures. These mythical creatures emerged from Chinese folklore and are believed to be guardians of good fortune and wealth. They are depicted as creatures with the head of a dragon and the body of a lion.

Chinese, c.1900.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	8 13⁄16" 22.4 cms	5 1⁄2" 13.9 cms	3" 7.5 cms

Stock: 16850

An exceptional eight branch crystal chandelier by Baccarat. A celebration of skilled glassblowing, this chandelier has a central stem of twisted form, which is echoed by the swan neck arms. The whole is hung with faceted beats and prismatic drops.
This chandelier still comes with its original certificate of authenticity dated to 1978.

French, c.1970.

Notes: Baccarat was founded in 1764 by Royal Decree in the town of the same name, to counter the influx of fine glassware from Bohemia. The company first manufactured mirrors and stemware, but branched out to chandeliers and crystal glass making. Their name is synonymous with the finest quality crystal and the firm still manufacture glassware today.

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	Diameter	Height
	26" 66 cms	39 13⁄16" 101 cms

Stock: 16820

A magnificent pair of enormous 17th century limestone capitals. Once, these capitals would have graced the grand doorway of stone building, being raised high above eye level and perhaps supporting a grand pediment. Now, they are raised on the original column bases. The capitals loosely conform to the composite order, with acanthus leaves carved at their base and the torsos of four fauns bearing the weight of the abacus, each side centred by the mask of a putto.

Northern Italy, c.1680.

Notes: These capitals have at some point been used as the base for a console table, with two flat pieces of newer stone fitted to their tops. We can make a top for these capitals in our workshops if desired.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	18 1⁄2" 47 cms	35" 89 cms	18 1⁄8" 46 cms

Stock: 16788

A charming cut glass and brass chandelier issuing six elegant branches. Suspended from an acanthus corona by diamond shaped chain joined with loops and strung with faceted drops, the body of the chandelier comprises a brass hoop and a glass bowl, surrounded by the slender arms; hung with further drops and beads and topped with baluster shaped candle holders.

English, c.1890.

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	Diameter	Drop
	18 7⁄8" 48 cms	31 1⁄2" 80 cms

Stock: 3562

A fine Sicilian marble Queen Anne period bolection chimneypiece. This chimneypiece is boldly carved from white marble with pronounced grey veining and centred by a striking keystone.
English, early eighteenth-century.

A rare survival.

View our collection of: Antique Baroque Chimneypieces inc English, Italian, French, Flemish Bolection fireplace mantels.

	width	height	depth
External	68 1⁄4" 173.5 cms	52 3⁄16" 132.5 cms	3 7⁄8" 10 cms
Internal	49 3⁄16" 125 cms	42 11⁄16" 108.5 cms
Outer footblock	68 1⁄4" 173.5 cms

Stock: 16255

A fine and large Kashan wool carpet. With central blue foliate medallion on a red ground, within flowerheads and leafy scroll border.

Iran, c.1910.

Notes: the city of Kashan in Iran has a long history of carpet making. It was producing fine wool and silk carpets from the 16th century onwards. The yare characterised by their tight weave, high knot density and fine pattern.

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	Length	Width
	163" 414 cms	130 1⁄4" 331 cms

Stock: 16815

A large Victorian arched fireplace in a beautifully veined Languedoc marble. The wide and low shelf rests above the slender fluted pilasters, which frame the low and wide arch, centred by a keystone.

English, c.1850.

View our collection of: Antique Victorian, William IV and Edwardian fireplaces and chimneypieces.

	Width	Height	Depth
External	77 5⁄8" 197 cms	43 1⁄2" 110.5 cms	14" 35.6 cms
Internal	40 13⁄16" 103.6 cms	34 3⁄8" 87.3 cms
Outer footblock	69 1⁄4" 176.1 cms

Stock: 16679

A very fine Régence game or centre table with an inset marble occhio di pavone top. The top is a wonderfully fossiliferous black marble speckled with white fossils. The giltwood table is carved with strapwork and a foliate clasp, on lappet-carved cabriole legs issuing foliate sprays raised on hoof feet.

French, possibly Paris, 19th century.

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	Width	Length	Height
Maximum	18 7⁄8" 48 cms	29 1⁄8" 74 cms	27 13⁄16" 70.5 cms
Marble top	16 11⁄16" 42.5 cms	25 3⁄16" 64 cms

Stock: 12354

A fine and large Georgian style crystal chandelier. The double baluster central column anchoring the eight serpentine branches, which are capped with etched glass storm shades...again baluster shaped, suspended under the scrolled top section hung with faceted glass pendants as are each of the lights. English / Bohemian mid-20th century.

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	Width	Height
	33 1⁄8" 84 cms	41 1⁄2" 105.5 cms

Stock: 16482

A fine antique Louis XVI chimneypiece in a brown and grey toned Rouge du Nord marble. The frieze, centred by a finely carved laurel wreath trailing sprays of laurel to either side, is flanked by acanthus capitals above half round fluted pilaster jambs supported on curved footblocks.

French, early 19th century.

View our collection of: Antique French chimneypieces inc. Louis XVI, French Empire fireplace mantels.

	Width	Height	Depth
External	62 13⁄16" 159.5 cms	43 11⁄16" 111 cms	15 11⁄16" 40 cms
Internal	47 3⁄16" 120 cms	30 1⁄4" 77 cms
Outer footblock	60 5⁄8" 154 cms

Stock: 6626

A large and important Louis XV fireplace in fleur de pêcher marble, almost certainly inspired by those found at the Palace of Versailles. Carved from the most wonderful violet pink fleur de pêcher, it embraces the Rococo style popularised by Louis XV and his palace; with a serpentine form and glorious ormolu rocaille and figurative mounts in the manner of Jacques Caffiéri and his work at Versailles.

French, late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	86 3⁄16" 219 cms	58 1⁄8" 147.5 cms	18 7⁄8" 48 cms
Internal	20 5⁄8" 52.3 cms	46 11⁄16" 118.5 cms
Outer footblock	78 11⁄16" 200 cms

Stock: 16766

A rare 19th century wooden armorial cartouche of shield form, beautifully painted with Bristol's Civic Arms, and the motto "Virtute et Industria" or By Virtue and Industry. This motto and the arms were adopted by the city in the 16th century, and represents the city's maritime heritage and industry. This is a wonderfully decorated cartouche, akin to the hatchments found in churches, but likely to have been displayed in an important civic building, such as the city hall.

English, early 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	27 3⁄16" 69 cms	30 1⁄8" 76.5 cms	3" 7.5 cms

Stock: 16216

A fine French chandelier in gilt bronze and cut glass. The chandelier elegantly hangs from its ornately cast corona, from which issues a slender central stem and some gilt brass beaded chains. These suspend the circular gallery which is beautifully cast with swags and classical masks. The light is beautifully diffused through hanging glass roads and strings of beads.

French, c.1900.

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	Diameter	Drop
	17 1⁄4" 44 cms	29 1⁄8" 74 cms

Stock: 16677

A fine wool Bokhara Turkoman handwoven carpet, the red ground woven with a pattern of repeating Guls in indigo, terracotta and ivory. This is bordered by a wide band of geometric patterns.

Turkmenistan, mid-20th century.

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	Length	Width
	65 3⁄8" 166 cms	39 13⁄16" 101 cms

Stock: 16639

A fine Tekke Bokhara Carpet. The shaded red-brown field with three columns of stylised floral guls divided by cruciform motifs, in fox-brown border of smaller guls, with a geometric band at each end. This carpet typifies the weaving of the Turkmen tribes.

Turkmenistan, early 20th century.

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	Length	Width
	72 3⁄8" 184 cms	46 7⁄8" 119 cms

Stock: 16769

An antique Ersari wool carpet in faded condition, the terracotta ground with three rows of guls or 'elephant's feet' in red and indigo. This beautiful rug terminates in narrow kilim borders.

Afghanistan, c.1930.

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	Length	Width
	130 11⁄16" 332 cms	91 1⁄4" 232 cms

Stock: 6630

A rare 19th century 12 branch Bohemian glass chandelier. This unusual chandelier is an example of fine glassmaking, with twisted canes of glass suspending small bellflower shaped pendants, mounted on a slender green baluster stem. The stem issues twelve hand blown branches, each mounted with a green drip pan hung with drops and fluted and gilded storm shades.

Quite the statement piece!

Czech, c.1880.

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	Diameter	Drop
	33 1⁄8" 84 cms	43 1⁄4" 110 cms

Stock: 15432

A fine antique Senneh runner with geometric paisley (boteh) decoration on a blue and red ground, the whole woven from soft wool.

Iranian, c.1900.

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	width		Length
	39 3⁄8" 100 cms		196 7⁄8" 500 cms

Stock: 16671

A fine 18th century giltwood Rococo wall mirror. The mirror frame is confidently and finely carved, with c-scrolls, acanthine flourishes and trailing flowers, typical motifs of the Rococo style. The gilding is lovely, and beautifully burnished to give the gold a soft glow.

English, c.1770.
Later mirror plate.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	23 3⁄16" 59 cms	47 3⁄16" 120 cms	2 3⁄8" 6 cms

Stock: 16743

A large Tekke main Bokhara carpet on a terracotta red ground, woven with many small guls within a cruciform structure and Kilim ends, which are a little worn. The wool is beautifully soft, and this carpet would have been the primary floorcovering in the tents of the Tekke tribe.

Iran, early 20th century.

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	Length	Width
	133 7⁄8" 340 cms	100" 254 cms

Stock: 16168

A small cut glass chandelier in the Regency taste, the five arms hung with rows of beads and faceted pear drops.

English, c.1950.

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	Diameter	Drop
	20 1⁄2" 52 cms	19 11⁄16" 50 cms

Stock: 16455

A large mid 20th century Qashqai hand-dyed wool carpet. This carpet with its terracotta red ground features a central Hashgul medallion formed by stylised paisleys and enclosing an intricate design, featuring two lion head columns, inspired by those found and Persepolis.

Iran, c.1960.

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	Length	Width
	96 1⁄8" 244 cms	66 7⁄8" 170 cms

Stock: 16549

A pair of ornate cast iron panels in the Rococo style. The rocaille foliate scrollwork centres a central scene of amorini warming their hands against the fire.
These panels are perfect for lining the sides of a fireplace interior.

French, mid-19th century

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	Width	Height	Depth
	18 7⁄8" 48 cms	31 1⁄2" 80 cms	0 13⁄16" 2 cms

Stock: 11204

A large and ornate French cast iron fireback. The subject features an altar dedicated to Cupid, being visited by a woman and her small child, perhaps to ensure his luck in love later in life.
This panel would work well in conjunction with two side panels or as a single fireback.

French, early 19th century.

This fireback was cracked and has been repaired.

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	width	height	depth
	26 5⁄8" 67.5 cms	37 3⁄16" 94.5 cms	1 3⁄16" 3 cms

Stock: 16544

A very fine Piedmontese giltwood pier mirror. This beautiful mirror has a wonderfully patinated arched mercury plate, which is enclosed by a slender marginal plate of the same glass. The refined rocaille frame is topped by the most magnificent pierced scrollwork crest, and the whole is raised on sweeping acanthus feet.

Piedmont, c.1750.

This mirror would be magnificent over a fireplace, or a console table.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	35 13⁄16" 91 cms	71 11⁄16" 182 cms	2 3⁄8" 6 cms

Stock: 16673

An extraordinarily fine and large George II pier mirror in the manner of Thomas Johnson (1723-1778). The giltwood frame is finely carved, embracing the asymmetry of the Rococo style, with c scrolls, rocaille, waterfalls and acanthine motifs, surmounted by a ho-ho bird. This exquisite frame encloses the original plate, which has been later re-silvered, but you will notice the undulations of the original plate.

English, c.1760.

Please note that the backboards were likely replaced when the mirror plate was re-silvered. Awaiting further research.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	28 11⁄16" 73 cms	67 1⁄8" 170.5 cms	4 11⁄16" 12 cms

Stock: 16757

A fine early 18th century French Aubusson verdure tapestry in beautiful condition. This tapestry is woven with typical green-blue foliage and depicts a woodland glade studded with flowers. This scene is enclosed by the original wide floral border decorated with abundance of flowers and foliage. French, circa 1720.
Lovely colours and generous proportions. This has been lined in linen and is ready to hang.

French, early 18th century.

Notes: This type of Verdure Tapestry, also known as garden tapestries, is always distinguished by it's decorative design based on plant forms.

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	Width	Height
	84 1⁄4" 214 cms	102 3⁄8" 260 cms

Stock: 6610

A fine French black marble bolection fireplace, with a slow arched opening, bordered by a generous bolection moulding is flanked by raised plain spandrels, beneath a moulded shelf.

French, mid-19th century.

View our collection of: Antique French chimneypieces inc. Louis XVI, French Empire fireplace mantels.

	Width	Height	Depth
External	66" 167.6 cms	48 3⁄16" 122.5 cms	13 13⁄16" 35 cms
Internal	45 11⁄16" 116 cms	39" 99 cms

Stock: 16775

A fine example of a pair of 19th Century Doulton Lambeth buff terracotta garden urns. Decorated with garlands of flowers and fruit across the main body of the handled urns, they rest on the ornate bases and plinths, modelled with fruits, flowers and scallop shells. Every element bears the Doulton stamp.

English, c.1860.

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	Diameter	Height
	23 3⁄16" 59 cms	31 1⁄2" 80 cms

Stock: 16781

A very fine Regency fire basket in polished steel. The back with its rounded pediment is cast with a classical scene depicting maidens bringing offerings to an altar. This is mounted over a three-bar grate with polished steel spandrels, each engraved with a flora patera.

English, c.1800.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	31 1⁄2" 80 cms	31 1⁄4" 79.5 cms	15" 38 cms
Back width	17 13⁄16" 45.2 cms

Stock: 16661

A fine ten branch cut glass chandelier, with a long central stem mounted with two tiers of swan neck arms, each with scalloped drip pans hung with strings of beads and faceted pear shaped drops..

English, circa 1950

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	diameter	drop
	26 13⁄16" 68 cms	36 3⁄16" 92 cms

Stock: 16745

An elegant Louis XV chimneypiece in a grey brown toned Ardennes marble. The wide serpentine shelf rests over panelled the frieze of the same form, which is centred by a rococo cartouche. This rests over the panelled jambs.

French, early 19th century.

View our collection of: Antique Rococo Chimneypieces inc Louis XV English Scottish Chippendale Rococo fireplace mantels.

	Width	Height	Depth
External	67 1⁄4" 171 cms	47 3⁄16" 120 cms	11 3⁄16" 28.5 cms
Internal	51 13⁄16" 131.5 cms	40" 101.5 cms
Outer footblock	53 11⁄16" 136.5 cms