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Stock: 16377

A very large and imposing English crystal chandelier of exceptional quality in the Victorian style. The 16 branch chandelier is truly a statement piece, with a long baluster stem from which emanates two tiers of swan neck arms, profusely hung with strings of beads, prisms and drops.

English, mid 20th century.

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	Diameter	Drop
	42 7⁄8" 109 cms	57 1⁄2" 146 cms

Stock: 16384

A fine Louis XVI chimneypiece in pine. The inverse breakfront shelf is mounted over a frieze which is beautifully carved with trailing olive foliage, and the central motif is a garland of roses over a bow. This is flanked by acanthus paterae typical of the period, over generous acanthus scrolled console jambs.
French, mid-19th century.

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

	Width	Height	Depth
External	60 13⁄16" 154.5 cms	48 3⁄16" 122.5 cms	12 3⁄16" 31 cms
Internal	37 1⁄4" 94.7 cms	35 13⁄16" 91 cms

Stock: 16298

A large Victorian cast iron fire basket with an arched back, and supported on large polished bronze andirons in the Dutch manner, with additional bronze spandrels and apron.
English, late 19th century.

View our collection of: Antique fire grates and log baskets.

	Width	Height	Depth
	40 3⁄16" 102 cms	26" 66 cms	21 1⁄4" 54 cms

Stock: 16223

A large and imposing Jacobean Revival fire basket in cast iron, with a cartouche back and c scroll decoration which framed the latticed front bars. This is supported on large baluster andirons over splayed feet. English, circa 1870.

View our collection of: Antique fire grates and log baskets.

	Width	Height	Depth
	43 1⁄8" 109.5 cms	28 11⁄16" 73 cms	18 7⁄8" 48 cms

Stock: 16169

A set of eight William IV mahogany balloon back dining chairs, with carved leaf and eagle mask detail to the back, and drop-in seats on turned tulip legs.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	17 11⁄16" 45 cms	32 1⁄4" 82 cms	20 1⁄2" 52 cms

Stock: 16400

An early 19th century Scandinavian desk chair in beech, with two layers of decoration, one an ornate wood grain and the other, a scrolling pattern in faded gold. The bobbin turned legs and stretchers are ebonised and highlighted with gold and terminate in ceramic castors.

Swedish, early 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	22 13⁄16" 58 cms	35 3⁄8" 90 cms	23 5⁄8" 60 cms

Stock: 16396

A fine Regency cast iron register grate with a serpentine opening, and applied foliate and palmette decoration. The ribbed interior is mounted with a shaped bar set.

English, c.1820.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	41 11⁄16" 106 cms	40 3⁄16" 102 cms	12 5⁄8" 32 cms

Stock: 16373

A fine early nineteenth-century French Empire period duchesse brisée armchair with accompanying footstool. This set is in the original paint with applied gilded highlights. The restrained form embraces the new Empire style that emerged shortly after the Directoire period, with a lozenge decoration on the back, a popular motif reminiscent of the the ancient Egyptian discoveries made after Napoleon conquered the country. Both the chair and the footstool are supported by elegant tapered legs.

French, c.1805.

Later upholstery in good order, a very comfortable chair with overstuffed feather cushions.

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	Width	Height	Depth
Chair	27 3⁄16" 69 cms	36 3⁄8" 92.5 cms	27 5⁄8" 70 cms
Footstool	28" 71 cms	19 11⁄16" 50 cms

Stock: 16058

A rare pair of French torchères or gueridon tables, with inset marble tops over an ormolu mounted veneered top, over a triform base supporting legs modelled as Roman style dolphins, with an ebonised finish.
A great pair of multifunctional tables, perfect for use with lamps, decorative objects or jardinières.

French, late 19th century.

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	Diameter	Height
	18 7⁄8" 48 cms	42 1⁄8" 107 cms

Stock: 14742

A pair of grand and extremely tall early 20th century scagliola urns in the Neoclassical style, each with twin black lion masks mounted to the sides, and raised on scagliola column plinths with black marble bases.
English, circa 1920.

Link to: Antique Columns, Plinths, Pedestals and Towers

	Width	Height	Depth
Overall	22" 56 cms	83 1⁄8" 211 cms	23 3⁄16" 59 cms
Urn	22" 56 cms	47 3⁄16" 120 cms

Stock: 15290

A very decorative set of three cast iron Louis XV French fireplace interior panels. The central panel depicts the Greek God Apollo within a sunburst whilst the side panels depict indigenous Americans with their dogs.

French, mid 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
Main panel	27 5⁄8" 70 cms	30 1⁄2" 77.5 cms	0 13⁄16" 2 cms
Side panels	17 1⁄4" 44 cms	30 1⁄2" 77.5 cms

Stock: 16403

An unusual Arts and Crafts cast iron fire basket of small proportions, with a stylised sunburst back, and a bow front mounted with dog finials, over paw feet.

English, circa 1870.

View our collection of: Antique fire grates and log baskets.

	width	height	depth
	21 1⁄8" 53.5 cms	19 7⁄8" 50.5 cms	13 13⁄16" 35 cms

Stock: 16397

A very large and fine William IV register grate in the Rococo Revival style. The generous opening is framed by a Rococo border of stylised acanthus foliage, and centred by a rocaille motif. The opening comprises an upper bar with log spikes, and two lower bars above more foliate florishes.

English, c.1830.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	40 1⁄2" 102.9 cms	39" 99 cms	17 11⁄16" 45 cms

Stock: 16266

A mid-19th century model of the Uffizi Boar, called 'Il Porcellino', by Austin & Seeley, the seated figure of the boar on an integral square plinth.

This cast stone model of the Uffizi Boar takes its name from a 17th-century bronze fountain by sculptor Pietro Tacca, made for Cosimo II de' Medici and originally placed in the Loggia at the Mercato Nuovo in Florence. This civic space was also known as the Loggia del Porcellino, named after the boar as rubbing the statue's nose is said to bring great wealth. Made in the 1630s, it was modelled after an earlier marble version (Italian, 2nd-1st century BC) discovered in Rome in 1556 on the slopes of the Esquiline Hill, itself thought to be based on a lost Greek Hellenistic bronze version. After restoration, the marble statue was brought to Florence in 1568 as a gift from Pope Pius IV to Duke Cosimo I de’ Medici, initially placed in the Pitti Palace. Both this marble and the 17th-century bronze versions are now housed in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. It remained an immensely popular subject for Grand Tourists, who collected their own versions. It is a testament to the commercial prowess of Austin and Seeley to produce such an iconic model for their wealthiest clients.

Notes:

A design for a model of the Uffizi Boar is illustrated in Austin and Seeley's catalogue the 'Specimen Book of Austin & Seeley's Artificial Stone Manufactory, London', 1844, p. 9. Austin & Seeley were known as suppliers of fine garden statuary to the largest country houses in England and similar stone examples can be found at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, Castle Howard in Yorkshire, and Chatsworth House in Derbyshire. Felix Austin entered into business making artificial stone in 1828, having purchased moulds from a firm that had gone out of business. He established his works in New Road, London, describing himself variously as an architect, statuary mason and sculptor as well as artificial stone maker. His material was not the same as the ceramic body used by Mrs. Coade, but made from Portland cement, broken stone, pounded marble and course sand (The Builder, 1868). However, like Mrs. Coade, he encouraged leading architects and designers to work for him. Around 1840 he entered into partnership with John Seeley; Seeley had trained at the Royal Academy Schools and also made an artificial stone, which he called 'artificial limestone'. In 1841 they published their first catalogue Collection of Ornaments at Austin & Seeley's Artificial Stone Works for Gardens, Parks and Pleasure Grounds, etc. from their address in New Road. The preface to this catalogue begins 'Austin's Artificial Stone is of a light tone, requires no painting or colouring, will not sustain injury from the severest winter, and, being impervious to wet, is particularly applicable to all kinds of water-works. Its superiority is now so thoroughly established, that the most eminent Architects and scientific Gentlemen have expressed, in the highest terms, their approbation of its durability, and close resemblance to real stone.'

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	Width	Height	Depth
	43 1⁄4" 110 cms	55 7⁄8" 142 cms	70 7⁄8" 180 cms

Stock: 16370

A large and grand Victorian arched chimneypiece in white marble with original brass insert. The imposing shelf sits on a stepped undershelf supported by the large arched spandrel jambs, with a beautifully carved bound laurel detail to the opening. This is divided by a very fine foliate keystone. The whole is supported by generous footblocks. The original brass insert is decorated with finely hand chased repoussée work with stylised scrolling foliage, flowers and birds.

English, c.1880.

Please note that the insert is slightly lower than the opening and will need to be raised by the hearth, or the fireplace footblocks can be trimmed.

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

	Width	Height	Depth
External	91 11⁄16" 233 cms	52 3⁄16" 132.5 cms	16 1⁄8" 41 cms
Internal	43 1⁄8" 109.5 cms	37 3⁄8" 95 cms

Stock: 15873

An antique Louis XVI marble fireplace in finely veined seravezza marble. The crisply moulded shelf sits above a panelled frieze, framed by acanthus paterae endblocks over fluted jambs. This encloses the original cast iron insert, with foliate decoration.
French, mid 19th century.

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

	width	height	depth
External	60" 152.5 cms	43 1⁄4" 110 cms	14 13⁄16" 37.5 cms
Internal	43 7⁄8" 111.5 cms	33 11⁄16" 85.5 cms

Stock: 15623

A substantial Victorian marble chimneypiece in a dark grey marble with white veins. The wide moulded shelf, over a panelled frieze flanked by generously carved corbels over panelled jambs.

English, c.1860.

Provenance: West Grove, Blackheath.

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

	Width	Height	Depth
External	77 7⁄8" 197.8 cms	49 5⁄8" 126 cms	15" 38 cms
Internal	38 13⁄16" 98.5 cms	38 3⁄16" 97 cms

Stock: 16313

A fine Louis XVI chimneypiece in a very lightly mottled statuary marble, with fine ormolu mounts. The moulded shelf sits above a very fine frieze, mounted with floral and acanthus paterae. The mounts are very much in the manner of Pierre Gouthiere (1732-1813) who was appointed ciseliste, doreur, bronze chaser and gilder by Aux Menus Plaisirs du Roi, Palais de Versailles in France. This is supported by flat, stop fluted jambs with acanthus reed and husk adornment.

French, early 19th century.

	Width	Height	Depth
External	60 5⁄8" 154 cms	43 13⁄16" 111.2 cms	15 11⁄16" 40 cms
Internal	47 5⁄8" 121 cms	36 11⁄16" 93.2 cms

Stock: 16264

A fine early 18th century Queen Anne walnut cabinet on chest, in a beautifully figured walnut veneer. The top section comprises a cushion frieze, which opens to reveal a hidden chart drawer, over the cross-banded double door cabinet which opens to reveal a fully fitted interior of drawers and pigeonholes.
A waist moulding separates the two parts of the piece with an arrangement of two short over two long drawers in highly figured feather banded walnut, oak lined with brass handles.

English, c.1710 with later 18th century modifications.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	44 1⁄8" 112 cms	63 3⁄8" 161 cms	20 1⁄2" 52 cms

Stock: 16369

A very fine and rare Anglo-Indian carved oak box settle in teak, very much based on the form of an Italian cassone. The back features three magnificently carved vignettes depicting an elephant fighting a tiger amongst palm trees, a ship at sea and lastly, a group of noblemen being drawn by oxen in a fine cart. These panels are bordered by a trailing vine decoration. The subjects would suggest a southern Indian, or possibly Ceylonese origin. The sinuous scrolling arms are carved to depict a mythical creature and they frame the box seat with a hinged lid, which has an elaborately pierced front panel.

Indian, mid 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	53 1⁄8" 135 cms	38 5⁄8" 98 cms	20 1⁄8" 51 cms

Stock: 16367

A pair of 19th century French urns of campana form in cast iron, by Mignon. The urns have gadrooned rims and fluted and masked handles on pedestals set with panels depicting art and music within laurel wreaths.

French, mid 19th-century.

Can be cleaned if desired.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	4 7⁄8" 12.4 cms	13 1⁄2" 34.4 cms	4 7⁄8" 12.4 cms

Stock: 16402

A very large cast iron urn in the form of the Warwick Vase, after the antique popularised by 18th century collectors. This piece is on a grand scale and woluld make a fantastic statement on a plinth.

English, c.1850

Notes: The Warwick Vase was excavated from Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli in 1771 by Gavin Hamilton, and dates to the second century AD. Hamilton sold the vase to his nephew, the 2nd Earl of Warwick, who built a specially commissioned conservatory in the grounds of Warwick Castle to house it.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	33 1⁄2" 85 cms	20 1⁄8" 51 cms	23 3⁄16" 59 cms
Base	14 5⁄8" 37 cms	14 5⁄8" 37 cms

Stock: 16364

A large globe lantern in a bronze patinated finish with a ribbed form and floral rosettes. A statement piece perfect for a hallway.

English, late 20th century.

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	Diameter	Drop
	19 11⁄16" 50 cms	41 1⁄4" 105 cms

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.

Link to: Antique English Regency chimneypieces inc. George IV fireplace mantels.

	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

Stock: 16170

A fine pair of Arts and Crafts fire dogs in the manner of Ernest William Gimson, with ornate brass rosettes in the Tudor Revival manner, and twisted steel shafts.
Gimson was inspired after he drew a pair of 17th century brass and iron andirons he admired at Haddon Hall, the Tudor manor house in Derbyshire, and he later that them manufactured by Bucknall.

English, c.1890.

View our collection of: Antique Andirons, Fire Dogs, Alare and Chenets

	Width	Height	Depth
	11" 28 cms	25 5⁄8" 65 cms	16 1⁄2" 42 cms

Stock: 16360

A simple and elegant bolection fireplace in a soft beige composition stone, resembling a polished limestone. The perfect addition to a contemporary or period interior.

English, c.1930.

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

	Width	Height	Depth
External	53 7⁄8" 137 cms	39 5⁄8" 100.6 cms	5 3⁄16" 13.1 cms
Internal	43 3⁄16" 109.8 cms	33 13⁄16" 85.9 cms

Stock: 16359

An ornate William IV cast iron register grate or insert of beautifully quality, with a plain frame enclosing a decorative interior, cast with acanthus scrolls, trailing vines and palmettes.
English, c.1830.

View our collection of: Antique Fire grates and Register grates.

	Width	Height	Depth
	36" 91.5 cms	38 3⁄16" 97 cms	12 5⁄8" 32 cms

Stock: 16286

A fine cast Iron Regency Greek Revival register grate. Although simple in form, the insert is mounted with very finely cast applied decoration, including laurel wreath ribbon bound spears and opposing spear torcheres with entwined snakes and palmette motifs.

English, c.1820.

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	width	height	depth
	39 3⁄16" 99.6 cms	38 3⁄16" 97 cms	13" 33 cms

Stock: 10001

A very simple and small Louis XVI style Carrara marble chimneypiece. The simply moulded shelf rests on a panelled frieze and acanthus paterae endblocks, over stop fluted jambs.

French, mid 19th century.

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

	Width	height	depth
External	53 1⁄8" 135 cms	41 11⁄16" 106 cms	14 5⁄8" 37 cms
Internal	37 11⁄16" 95.7 cms	32 3⁄8" 82.3 cms

Stock: 16389

An attractive mid-Victorian corbel fireplace in a brick red rouge royale marble. The moulded shelf rests on acanthus corbels over a flat frieze and plain jambs, with a simple Belgian black marble detail over the footblocks.
English, c.1880.

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

	Width	Height	Depth
External	67 11⁄16" 172 cms	46 7⁄8" 119 cms	11 1⁄8" 28.2 cms
Internal	37 13⁄16" 96 cms	37 11⁄16" 95.7 cms

Stock: 16189

An unusual pair of Arts and Crafts wrought iron fire dogs, the finials are beautifully modelled lion's masks, above rope twist orbs containing poppy heads, raised on scrolling feet and joined by a removable rope twist front bar with the same central orb. Includes associated swan's nest basket.

English, c.1890.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	28" 71 cms	21 1⁄2" 54.5 cms	20 1⁄8" 51 cms

Stock: 16392

A robust Regency chimneypiece in a red and grey hued Ashburton marble. The wide flat shelf sits over a flat frieze with a rare keystone detail, and is framed by bullseye endblocks over plan jambs.
English, c.1820.

View our collection of: Antique English Regency chimneypieces inc. George IV fireplace mantels.

	Width	Height	Depth
External	48" 122 cms	41 13⁄16" 106.2 cms	7" 17.8 cms
Internal	31 1⁄2" 80 cms	36 1⁄8" 91.7 cms

Stock: 15479

A mid-century Kolai Kurdish wool runner with terracotta tones and a geometric pattern on a charcoal ground.

Kurdish, mid-20th century.

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	Length	Width
	137 13⁄16" 350 cms	39 3⁄8" 100 cms

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.

View our collection of: Antique English Regency chimneypieces inc. George IV fireplace mantels.

	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

Stock: 15058

A small but grand Belgian fireplace in softly mottled Carrara marble. The moulded shelf sits above a panelled frieze which is centred by a very ornate foliate cartouche, and is flanked by broad acanthus console jambs over plain staggered footblocks.

French or Belgian, mid 19th century.

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

	Width	Height	Depth
External	53 1⁄4" 135.5 cms	42 1⁄8" 107 cms	18 1⁄8" 46 cms
Internal	29 1⁄2" 75 cms	33 1⁄8" 84 cms