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Stock: 14636

A very fine and large French Louis XVI chimneypiece in Carrara marble. The thick double shelf rests over the wide frieze, which is crisply carved in low relief with acanthus leaves and strapwork. This is flanked by paterae endblocks over jambs decorated with knotted laurel garlands. The opening is framed by elegant bolection slips.

French, late 19th century.

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

	Width	Height	Depth
External	75" 190.4 cms	47 1⁄8" 119.6 cms	12 13⁄16" 32.4 cms
Internal	45 11⁄16" 116.2 cms	34" 86.3 cms

Stock: 16293

A pair of very fine and large nineteenth-century Northern Italian crystal chandeliers. The pair of eight branch chandeliers have elegant central stems mounted with silvered scalloped bowls which are hung with crisply cut prism drops, from which emanate elegant swan neck arms, strung with beads and drops. The chandeliers are crowned with beautiful canes of curled glass, hung with faceted glass drops.

Italian, c.1860.

Provenance: From a fine house in Turin.

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	Diameter	Drop
	33 1⁄8" 84 cms	36 3⁄16" 92 cms

Stock: 9197

A late 20th Century carved Portland Stone Fireplace by sculptor, Jonathan Sells of Corfe castle, Dorset. Intricately carved with scenes of the evolution of man, the lower sections showing monkeys and gorillas ascending to carved naked figures. Signed to the reverse J. Sells.

English, late 20th century.

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	width	height	depth
External	65" 165 cms	49 3⁄16" 125 cms	6" 15.2 cms
Internal	40 3⁄16" 102 cms	40 3⁄16" 102 cms

Stock: 15642

A pair of grand Renaissance Revival ewers in alabaster. The magnificent handles are models as phoenixes perching on the rib of the slender ewers, which are beautifully carved with acanthus leaves and ribbon tied posies.

Italian, mid-19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	6 1⁄4" 16 cms	24 3⁄16" 61.5 cms	9 1⁄8" 23 cms

Stock: 14461

A small Japanese style 19th century ebonised and gilt wood sideboard with Thuya veneered panels and top. The central pull down door with a delicately carved and gilded Japanese scene of a stylised landscape of trees and birds within a Thuya wood frame, is flanked by two sets of three Thuya fronted drawers, with original brass handles and two long drawers above. In the lower half of the cabinet are a further pair of doors decorated with Japanese style foliage and birds also with original locks and brass handles.

Stamped on the top of one of the drawers, Gillow & Co 12296.

English, circa 1870.

Note, this piece is illustrated in, Wood in British Furniture-Making, by Adam Bowett, page 312, plate T4. Published by oblong creative in association with the royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2012.

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	width	height	depth
	53 7⁄8" 136.8 cms	43 1⁄2" 110.4 cms	18 5⁄8" 47.2 cms

Stock: 15815

A mid 19th Century, Victorian marquetry topped table, strikingly inlaid with a variety of specimen and fruit woods within a moulded border of solid laburnum, supported on a bronzed cast iron base.

English, circa 1850.

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	Diameter	Height
	21 11⁄16" 55 cms	26" 66 cms

Stock: 16456

A set of ten fine William IV balloon back dining chairs in Rosewood with drop in upholstered seats and carved Rococo back rails, supported on turned front legs.

English, circa 1830.

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	Width	Height	Depth
Each	18 1⁄8" 46 cms	34 13⁄16" 88.5 cms	18 7⁄8" 48 cms

Stock: 16352

A fine and large French Louis XV Rococo fireplace in a beautifully veined arabescato marble. The Serpentine shelf sits above the panelled frieze which is centred by a dramatic acanthus cartouche. and c scroll acanthus endblocks sit above the elegant console jambs, raised on plain footblocks.

French, mid-19th century.

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

	Width	Height	Depth
External	70 1⁄4" 178.5 cms	44 3⁄16" 112.3 cms	16 11⁄16" 42.5 cms
Internal	51 13⁄16" 131.5 cms	37 1⁄8" 94.3 cms

Stock: 16163

A fine and large 19th century Carrara marble chimneypiece with a serpentine shelf, which is supported by generous acanthus corbels over panelled, canted jambs. These frame the panelled frieze, which is mounted with a central keystone, over a gently curved opening.

English, mid-19th century.

From a fine house in York, England.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	82 1⁄8" 208.5 cms	52 1⁄8" 132.3 cms	16 1⁄8" 41 cms
Internal	4 5⁄8" 11.7 cms	40 3⁄16" 102 cms

Stock: 15644

A grand and imposing Victorian fireplace in dramatic portoro marble, with rare and beautiful Cornish serpentine columns. The fireplace's inverted breakfront shelf looms over an undershelf studded with crisplycarved Cornish serpentine dentils. Under this, the central keystone, ionic capitals and bases are highlighted in dramatic Belgian black marble. The double full columns stand out in serpentine against the bold gold veining of the portoro. The columns are mounted on generous footblocks and frame the arched opening.
English, c.1860.

Outer jamb to outer jamb measurement: 211cm.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	95 3⁄8" 242.3 cms	53 11⁄16" 136.3 cms	18 5⁄8" 47.2 cms
	42 1⁄2" 108 cms	37 3⁄16" 94.5 cms

Stock: 15902

A fine late 19th century profusely carved Walnut French two tier cabinet. The three upper doors with finely carver panels are separated by pairs of slender turned columns, beneath a corbeled and paneled freeze, below the galleried cornice with central pediment. The central panels to the doors of the lower cabinet, each containing a carved shield are bordered by smaller rectangular panels with pyramids to the corners, these are flanked by a pair of turned and carved columns, below two drawers with deeply mouded fronts and brass handles, the cabinet is raised on a moulded plinth over bun feet. Both the upper and lower cabinets have Oak interiors with two Oak shelves the upper cabinet and one to the lower.

French, circa 1880.

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	width	height	depth
	57 1⁄4" 145.5 cms	81 1⁄2" 207 cms	18 1⁄4" 46.5 cms

Stock: 16311

Antique cast iron fireplace with beautiful green Art Nouveau tiles with a peacock feather pattern. One of a pair.

English, c.1910.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	49 3⁄16" 125 cms	50 13⁄16" 129 cms	9 1⁄4" 23.5 cms

Stock: 16442

A large French overmantel mirror with marginal plates. The gilt gesso mirror has a beautifully bronzed patination to the ornate frame, which encloses the original silvered plate, and the slender marginal plates that surround it. The frame itself is surmounted by a floral and foliate pediment.

French, mid-19th century,

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	Width	Height
	44 1⁄8" 112 cms	65 3⁄8" 166 cms

Stock: 16426

A set of Victorian brass fire tools with angular shafts and a scalloped shovel.

English, late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	5 1⁄8" 13 cms	26" 66 cms	1 3⁄16" 3 cms

Stock: 16056

A good quality Georgian style fire basket of minimalist form, the bright steel three barred grate adorned with urnular finials over reeded legs, and a pierced apron.

English, c.1900.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	36" 91.5 cms	25 13⁄16" 65.5 cms	14" 35.5 cms
Back width	18 5⁄8" 47.3 cms

Stock: 15964

A very fine and large giltwood Venetian wall mirror. The frame is surmounted by a floral crest above an oval mirror plate etched with an urn of flowers, and this is supported by foliate scrolls and mirrored spandrels, which are engraved with bunches of grapes. The foliate scrollwork continues around the frame and this encloses eight exquisite marginal plates, each engraved with a slightly different subject, some with a musical theme. The corners are embellished with ruby glass behind an acanthus leaf, and this surrounds the original mercury plate. A very fine and rare mirror.

Italian, c.1790.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	48" 122 cms	74" 188 cms

Stock: 15430

A very fine Victorian register grate with a fox hunting theme. The cast iron and brass insert conforms to the style of the Aesthetic movement, with the exception of the rare gilt brass panels, cast in high relief with a horse and rider, a stag, a fox, a retriever and a hound. A rider's crop and a huntsman's horn form part of the decorative scheme. Likely to have been a special commission for a country residence!

English, circa 1870.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	38 3⁄16" 97 cms	40 3⁄16" 102 cms

Stock: 16334

A charming cast iron combination fireplace, with floral hood and a set of six floral hand coloured transfer printed tiles.

English, c.1900.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	42 1⁄2" 108 cms	46 7⁄8" 119 cms	6 7⁄8" 17.5 cms

Stock: 16413

An ornate set of Victorian brass fire tools, with the lovely feature of the shovel being engraved with a small bird, perhaps a wren.

English, c.1870.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	6 1⁄2" 16.5 cms	28 1⁄4" 72 cms	2" 5 cms

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

Stock: 15981

A Baroque design gilt brass six-branch chandelier with acanthus scrolls in the manner of Andre Charles Boulle.

English, c.1900.

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	Diameter	Drop
	24 13⁄16" 63 cms	18 1⁄8" 46 cms

Stock: 16447

A small and charming Aesthetic Movement cast iron fire basket, with a central floral rosette to the back, and beautiful scrolling legs with brass finials.

English, late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	22 13⁄16" 58 cms	23" 58.3 cms	13 3⁄8" 34 cms

Stock: 16436

A fine French Napoleon III parcel gilt gesso overmantel mirror, with a large cartouche surmount surrounded by fruit in high relief. The beautifully moulded frame encloses an arched mirror plate.

French, c.1870.

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	Width	Height
	57 1⁄8" 145 cms	66 7⁄8" 170 cms

Stock: 16248

A fine neoclassical fire basket in steel in the George II manner, with elongated finials and a pierced apron.

English, late 19th century.

Provenance: Westvale, Nailwell, Bath. The former home of Baron and Lady Craigmyle.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	31 7⁄8" 81 cms	17 7⁄8" 45.5 cms	16 1⁄2" 42 cms
Back width	21 1⁄4" 54 cms

Stock: 16457

A beautiful Rococo overmantel mirror, with a foliate frame of ogee form and acanthus surmount, the giltwood leafwork reminiscent of John Linnell.

English, c.1860.

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	Width	Height
	63 3⁄8" 161 cms	63 13⁄16" 162 cms

Stock: 16424

Set of six William IV dining chairs in warm mahogany, with upholstered seats and beautifully carved backrests. We can recover in your choice of fabric.

English, c.1830.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	18 7⁄8" 48 cms	34 1⁄4" 87 cms	20 7⁄8" 53 cms

Stock: 16450

A large Rouge Royale marble corbel fireplace with Belgian black detailing, perfect for a Victorian interior.

English, circa 1880.

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	width	height	depth
External	68 3⁄8" 173.7 cms	48 3⁄16" 122.5 cms	11 1⁄8" 28.3 cms
Internal	38" 96.6 cms	38" 96.6 cms

Stock: 16433

A beautiful and large log bin that has been made from tapering coopered barrel in wonderful quartered oak. An unusual piece, and a great sized log bin!

English, mid 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	24 1⁄4" 61.6 cms	33 1⁄2" 85 cms	16 11⁄16" 42.4 cms

Stock: 7405

An early 19th century bolection chimneypiece in the dramatic verde antico marble. The classic form of the bolection is the perfect foil for the drama of the deep green verde antico marble.

English, circa 1830.

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	width	height	depth
external	63" 160 cms	48 1⁄2" 123.2 cms	4" 10.2 cms
internal	48 1⁄4" 122.6 cms	41" 104.1 cms

Stock: 16437

A grand giltwood wall mirror in the manner of Thomas Johnson with a Rococo frame comprising c scrolls and foliate flourishes and surmounted by a ho-ho bird. A detail typical of Thomas Johnson is the inclusion of an animal, and here a goat teeters on a rocky outcrop. Johnson took inspiration from Aesop's fables, and the goat is a creature that featured in several of these tales. Original silvered plate.

English, c. 1870.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	39 3⁄16" 99.5 cms	64 3⁄16" 163 cms	5 7⁄8" 15 cms

Stock: 16453

A small Victorian Carrara marble corbel fireplace with panelled frieze and jambs, where the boldly veined marble is offset by the classic design.

English, circa 1890.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	62 5⁄8" 159 cms	46 1⁄8" 117 cms	10" 25.5 cms
Internal	36 5⁄8" 93 cms	36 7⁄8" 93.8 cms

Stock: 16452

A very boldly veined Saint Anne marble chimneypiece. The dramatic black marble has striking white veining, and the simple form of the fireplace is embellished with scrolling corbels.

English, circa 1870.

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	width	height	depth
External	65 11⁄16" 167 cms	47 3⁄16" 120 cms	11" 28 cms
Internal	38 3⁄16" 97 cms	38 3⁄16" 97 cms

Stock: 16451

A simple Victorian chimneypiece carved from a red and grey Rouge Royale marble. The plain shelf is flanked with quintessentially Victorian corbels over plain jambs and a plain freize.

English, circa 1890.

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	width	height	depth
External	67 1⁄8" 170.5 cms	48 3⁄16" 122.5 cms	11" 28 cms
Internal	38" 96.5 cms	38" 96.5 cms

Stock: 16161

A simple Victorian fireplace in Carrara marble, being one of a pair with stock no. 16160. An elegant and simple fireplace, perfect for any interior.

English, c.1890.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	60" 152.3 cms	44 1⁄4" 112.4 cms	8 1⁄8" 20.7 cms
Internal	30 7⁄8" 78.4 cms	36 1⁄2" 92.7 cms

Stock: 16160

A simple Victorian fireplace in Carrara marble, being one of a pair with stock no. 16161. An elegant and simple fireplace, perfect for any interior.

English, c.1890.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	60" 152.3 cms	44 11⁄16" 113.5 cms	8 7⁄8" 22.6 cms
Internal	32 1⁄8" 81.5 cms	36 13⁄16" 93.5 cms