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Stock: 14889

A pierced steel, black painted D shaped Victorian fireplace fender with a brass rail and base. English, late 19th century.

	width	height	depth
	33 7⁄8" 86 cms	7 7⁄8" 20 cms	10" 25.5 cms

Stock: 15204

A large cast iron triple arched French fireback with bead edging depicting a pair of rampant lions holding a oval bearing two crescent moons and four fleur de lys and surmounted by a crown and bearing the date 1302. Two lines of further flear de lys flank the oval. Possibly associated with the House of Valois of the Capetian Dynasty one of the oldest in Europe. French, circa 1870.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	35 3⁄8" 90 cms	35 3⁄8" 90 cms	1 3⁄8" 3.5 cms

Stock: 15236

An Edwardian steel, cast iron and brass antique fire grate in the Regency manner. The grate is surmounted by a pair of steeple finials with curved brass shoulders flanking a finely turned acanthus wrapped steel grate bar above a decorative cast brass apron. The whole is supported by a pair of standards with grand urn finials above rosette paterae and tapering reeded legs. English, circa 1906.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	33 1⁄4" 84.5 cms	18 1⁄2" 47 cms	19 1⁄4" 49 cms

Stock: 15203

A large and wide Gothic Revival cast iron Victorian fire grate with barley twist front bars, globe finials and a pair of sturdy splayed footed standards spiral stems beneath fleur de lys finial.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	42 7⁄8" 109 cms	18 1⁄8" 46 cms	22" 56 cms

Stock: 14868

A monumental Regency stoneware urn, in the manner of the antique. This magnificent urn recalls the form of an Ancient Greek krater - a large vessel for mixing wine. The entire urn is dedicated to the God of Wine Bacchus (Dionysus), with a band of fruiting vines to the neck, underneath which is high-relief frieze depicting a Bacchic procession or thiasus, with revellers carrying cups of wine, bunches of grapes and the other trappings of a hedonistic feast. The serpents fashioned into handles are characteristic of Bacchic iconography and they are often associated with Bacchus, as Maenads - female followers of the God - wore snakes in their hair.

This urn is unlike any other we have come across, but echoes the popularity of themes from classical antiquity, made even more popular by the phenomenon of the Grand Tour. The great engraver and antiquarian Giovanni Battista Piranesi even produced an engraved volume solely dedicated to the designs of urns in the antique style. He then manufactured urns in his Italian workshops. In England, the famous manufacturer Eleanor Coade and designers such as Thomas Hope also produced urns in the antique manner for an eager public.

The urn is made from a weather impervious stoneware, similar to the famous Coade stone. Restoration to the handles has been carried out.


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	Width	Height	Depth
	29 7⁄8" 76 cms	57 7⁄8" 147 cms	32 11⁄16" 83 cms
Base	18 1⁄2" 47 cms

Stock: 12962

A very large and delightful 20th century hexagonal shaped Gothic Revival hall lantern with a crown of acanthus foliage, the finials topped with capped acanthus buds and with elaborate foliate and Gothic tracery throughout.
English, late 20th century.

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	Width	Drop
	20 1⁄2" 52 cms	56 1⁄4" 143 cms

Stock: 11596

An Tudor Revival wrought iron and copper fire gate with a splendid integral brass and copper hood. The grate is supported by a pair of imposing andirons in the Tudor Revival manner, each surmounted with pairs of embossed copper roundels depicting the Roses of the House of York. The last image shows a similar fire grate and hood in the Waring & Gillow illustration of a room with an inglenook fireplace setting. English, late 19th century.

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	Width	height	Depth
Total external	41 1⁄4" 105 cms	48 3⁄8" 123 cms	28 11⁄16" 73 cms
Hood only	26" 66 cms	24" 61 cms

Stock: 15234

An early Georgian style white statuary marble fire surround with a verde antico Marble frieze and breccia verde seravezza slips and jambs. The frieze, beneath a moulded shelf, is mounted with a central plaque of stylised urn, bellflowers and scrolling acanthus leaves and is supported by a pair of large and finely carved caryatids fronting the jambs. English, early 20th century with mid 19th century elements.

Shown here with firegrate SNo 14236 not included.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	60" 152.3 cms	48" 122 cms	8 1⁄8" 20.5 cms
Internal	40" 101.5 cms	38 1⁄8" 96.7 cms

Stock: 14999

A rather small cast iron Gothic Revival fire basket with diamond shaped front bars and knopped finials. English, circa 1870.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	16 7⁄8" 43 cms	12 5⁄8" 32 cms	10 3⁄16" 26 cms

Stock: 14650

A serpentine fronted cast iron and brass antique fire grate in the late Georgian manner of Thomas Elsley of London. The a high shaped backplate is centred by an oval medallion surrounded with ribbons and swags of bellflowers. The bow fronted three bar grate, surmounted by a pair of fine urn finials above applied brass ropes of descending bellflowers flanked by sunburst designs, is supported by a pair of tall out-swept bulbous stemmed standards raised on splayed feet. English, circa 1870.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	42 1⁄8" 107 cms	28 7⁄8" 73.5 cms	17 11⁄16" 45 cms
Back width	20 7⁄8" 53 cms

Stock: 15212

An ornate antique brass firetool stand in the Rococo style with a reeded column shaft which terminates in swirling foliage on the shaped footplate and is surmounted by a beautiful urn shaped foliate clad finial. English, circa 1860.

The last images show it with a set of three related brass fire tools SNo 15000 which are sold separately.

We have various sets of other brass fire tools, some of which are not yet on the web, which may also work well with this stand.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	11" 28 cms	29 7⁄8" 76 cms	9 13⁄16" 25 cms

Stock: 15229

A pair of 19th century Chinese Qing Dynasty baluster vases of fine quality. Each vase is hand painted with sinuous designs of delightful stylised flowers and leaves wrapping around their bodies and the lids are surmounted by upright Foo Dogs resting their paws on small globes. Foo Dog masks with rings in their mouths can also be seen in pairs on the shoulders. Foo Dogs, or Chinese Guardian Lions, were believed to be protective forces, often found guarding the entrances to Temples and Imperial Palaces.
Chinese, mid-19th century.

Please not that one lid is a replacement of the same period and is a good but not identical match with the other.

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	Diameter	Height
	7 1⁄2" 19 cms	15 3⁄8" 39 cms

Stock: 12172

A boldly carved Gothic Revival composition stone chimneypiece. The frieze, set beneath a generous moulded shelf with deeply carved Gothic tracery echoed on the jambs, is flanked by stylised turret endblocks above further turret styled corbels on the jambs which rest on simple moulded foot blocks. Once a pair with SNo 12171 now sold.
English mid 19th century.

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	width	height	depth
	61 5⁄8" 156.5 cms	50 3⁄8" 128 cms	10 3⁄16" 26 cms
	35" 89 cms	38 3⁄16" 97 cms

Stock: 15206

A set pf three Victorian brass antique firetools consisting of a shovel, a poker and a pair of tongs. Each with knopped shafts surmounted by urn finial handles and the engraved shovel cut in an ornate design.
English, circa.1890.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	5 7⁄8" 15 cms	29 1⁄8" 74 cms	1 3⁄16" 3 cms

Stock: 10848

A Tudor Revival limestone fireplace surround with a moulded, stepped shelf above a Tudor arched opening and with oak leaf and acorn carved detail on the spandrels.
English 19th century.

Link to: Antique Renaissance, Gothic Tudor Fireplace mantels and Chimneypieces: 1260 - 1600

	width	height	depth
External	53 1⁄8" 135 cms	45 7⁄8" 116.5 cms	11" 28 cms
Internal	31 1⁄2" 80 cms	32 1⁄2" 82.5 cms

Stock: 15181

A small cast iron and gilt brass fire grate in the Louis XVI manner. The shaped backplate is surmounted by a rose wreath, fronds and a quiver; the grate front is adorned with scrolling acanthus and floral detail flanked by a pair of foliate finials above decorative standards raised on shaped feet.
French, circa 1920.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	20 1⁄2" 52 cms	21 11⁄16" 55 cms	10 3⁄16" 26 cms

Stock: 15230

An ornate four fold leather backed screen with painted panels held by leather bands and metal stud work. Each panel is painted in the Baroque manner with depictions of birds, vines and flowers within decorative borders. The panels are almost certainly 19th century or earlier and have been re-lined and mounted on the later screen which is backed with leather panels.
19th century, possibly Italian or Spanish.

Provenance: Hadspen House, Castle Cary, Somerset.

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	Width overall	Height
	83 7⁄8" 213 cms	91 11⁄16" 233 cms

Stock: 10933

A small and compact, late Georgian mahogany gentleman's dressing or toilet chest of drawers. Oak lined and cross banded on the front, the top lifts to reveal a slide mirror and various lidded and open compartments for dress accessories. The handles are 19th century in the 18th century Sheraton manner. English late 18th century.

Photos before restoration & polishing.

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	width	height	depth
	25 5⁄8" 65 cms	36" 91.5 cms	20 7⁄8" 53 cms

Stock: 15157

A wide, late Victorian brass railed fireplace fender. The upper rail, surmounted by a pair of urn finials, is supported on sixteen smart faceted spindles resting on the triple stepped base. English, circa 1880.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	53 7⁄8" 137 cms	9 5⁄8" 24.5 cms	15" 38.2 cms

Stock: 15225

A large Victorian antique brass gadrooned jardiniere. English, circa 1880.

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	Diameter	Height
	13 3⁄16" 33.5 cms	15 7⁄8" 40.5 cms

Stock: 15061

A Louis XV Sienna Marble Rococo style fire surround. The serpentine shaped breakfront shelf, with podium to either end, rests above a split panelled frieze centred by a rocaille cartouche. The scrolled foliate endblocks sit above angled volute jambs with carved acanthus leaf to the bottom above shaped footblocks. French, mid 19th century.

Shown here with andirons SNo 12469 not included.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	57 7⁄8" 147 cms	44 3⁄8" 112.7 cms	15 11⁄16" 40 cms
Internal	37 13⁄16" 96 cms	37" 94 cms

Stock: 7604

A pair of large restored terracotta lions modelled in the Baroque manner, seated on bases which are stamped, ‘Fabrique de Lapujade, Ouvriers Associes, Ses de Negrier, Toulouse.’ With restorations. French, 19th century.

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	width	height	depth
	18 1⁄2" 47 cms	33" 83.8 cms	20" 50.8 cms

Stock: 15224

A striking pair of large ornamental obelisks carved from an exceptional example of softly hued honey and light grey Purbeck Fossil Stone imbued with an abundance of marine fossils including bones, shells, microbes and bivalves and with imprints of early reptiles and animals.
English, circa 1910.

Notes: Purbeck Stone, famous worldwide for the amazing plethora and myriad example of fossils, was laid down during the Upper Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous periods. The name is derived from the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset where outcrops are most prevalent. It is also found in other parts of southern England most notably along the Jurassic Coast, in Dorset, in the strata exposed in the cliffs and on the beaches west of Swanage.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	6 11⁄16" 17 cms	30 1⁄4" 77 cms	6 5⁄8" 16.7 cms

Stock: 12465

A pair of double sided Victorian gold painted cast iron grille or balcony panels, made by the Walter MacFarlane & Co. Foundry. in Glasgow, and decorated with central wreaths and arabesque scrolls flowerheads. The foundry mark can be seen on on both sides on each of the panels.Scottish, circa 1860.

The Saracen Foundry of Walter MacFarlane & Co. Ltd was located in Possilpark, Glasgow. They were renowned ornamental and architectural ironmongers with a worldwide reputation most notably for their highly ornate garden fountains.

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	width	height	depth
	50" 127 cms	14 13⁄16" 37.5 cms	0 5⁄8" 1.5 cms

Stock: 15159

A late Victorian ornate brass fireplace fender with a central shell cartouche flanked by stylised floral motifs with scrolled brackets. English, circa 1890.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	44" 111.7 cms	9 3⁄8" 24 cms	14 3⁄8" 36.5 cms
Internal	38 13⁄16" 98.5 cms

Stock: 14405

A Louis XV Rococo style chimneypiece in fine Carrara Marble. The shaped moulded shelf sits above a panelled frieze centred by a large acanthus wrapped shell cartouche with rosette medallions to either side. Large scrolled acanthus endblocks rest above angled stop fluted volute jambs. A near pair to Stock No 14189.
French, late 19th century.

Shown here with firebasket SNo 14236 not included.

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	shelf width	height	depth
External	60 3⁄8" 153.5 cms	43 1⁄8" 109.5 cms	16 7⁄8" 43 cms
Internal	42 1⁄8" 107 cms	35" 88.8 cms

Stock: 14721

A large Louis XV style chimneypiece in finely figured Italian Arabescato Marble. The wide serpentine shelf of this antique fire surround rests on the panelled frieze which is centred by a finely carved classical female mask with acanthus leaf scrolls above the shaped opening. The endblocks bear smaller masks above tapering, angled volute jambs. French, circa 1870.

Please note photos before restoration.

	Width	Height	Depth
External	75 5⁄8" 192 cms	49 5⁄8" 126 cms	15 11⁄16" 40 cms
Internal	50 5⁄8" 128.5 cms	42 1⁄2" 108 cms

Stock: 8626

A substantial Bolection chimneypiece carved from beautiful soft grey, salmon brown and taupe Derbyshire Fossil Limestone with a large central keystone. This stone is quite hard and will take a polish. English, circa 1860.

Notes: Derbyshire Fossil Limestone was laid down during the Carboniferous Period some 355 million years ago and contains numerous brachiopods, corals and crinoids. The county of Derbyshire in the East Midlands has many outcrops of this stone which dominate the landscape and contribute to its dramatic vistas.

	Width	Height	Depth
External	51 3⁄16" 130 cms	39 3⁄8" 100 cms	6 11⁄16" 17 cms
Internal	37 3⁄8" 95 cms	32 1⁄4" 82 cms

Stock: 15195

A late 18th century Georgian chimneypiece carved in Statuary Marble with Verde Antico frieze panels and slips to the opening. This chimneypiece was carved by the sculptor Thomas Carter (d.1795) and designed by the architect Charles Cameron, who installed it at 15 Hanover Square, London W1 c.1774 - a property which has subsequently been demolished. It was almost certainly designed for one of the principle rooms in the house. The Statuary Marble chimneypiece is boldly carved, uniting both Neoclassical and Palladian ideals to create an ornate yet elegantly balanced piece. The central tablet is carved in high relief with a depiction of putti representing the Arts, Sciences, Knowledge and Industry. It is centred on the frieze beneath the wide breakfront shelf and is in turn flanked by a pair of large stylised, foliate endblocks which sit above the sweeping console jambs.
English, circa 1774.

Provenance: 15 Hanover Square was designed in the 1770s by the architect Charles Cameron for Jervoise Clark (1743-1808) Member of Parliament for Yarmouth, on the Isle of Wight. The chimneypiece was installed there in the 1770s. It was taken out when the house was demolished in 1904 and was subsequently promoted by prominent antique dealers of the time among them Mr Pratt, Messrs Keeble, Gill & Reigate & Sir Charles Allom. It was Illustrated in English Chimneypieces by Guy Cadogan Rothery published by John Tiranti in 1927 (please see the scanned image below).

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	Width	Height	Depth
	86 3⁄16" 219 cms	63 1⁄2" 161.2 cms	12" 30.6 cms
	47 5⁄8" 121 cms	43 11⁄16" 111 cms

Stock: 15184

A Regency style Edwardian cast iron and brass fire grate. The shaped backplate with a central lozenge surrounded by leafy sprigs above a ribbon and swag panel. The two barred grate mounted with a pair of etched urn finials above a cut and beaded brass serpentine apron supported by tapering standards topped with a pair of larger etched urn finials. English, circa 1910.

Similar to fire grate SNo 14304.

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	Diameter	Height	Depth
External	29 5⁄8" 75.3 cms	29 5⁄8" 75.2 cms	15 11⁄16" 40 cms
Back width	19 11⁄16" 50 cms

Stock: 14203

A fine Louis XV style Rococo chimneypiece carved in Carrara Marble together with its original ornate cast iron insert. The serpentine shaped breakfront shelf, with podium to either end, rests above a split panelled frieze with a central shell cartouche flanked by scrolled foliate endblocks which sit above angled volute jamb terminating in scrolled acanthus feet above curved footblocks. French, late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	60 13⁄16" 154.5 cms	42 1⁄4" 107.5 cms	16 1⁄4" 41.5 cms
Internal	44" 111.8 cms	32 1⁄8" 81.5 cms

Stock: 13997

A decorative cast iron Louis XVI style fireplace insert with entwined foliate twigs and ribbons. French, late 19th century. A pair with insert SNo 13996. French late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	35 5⁄8" 90.5 cms	32 3⁄8" 82.3 cms	4 1⁄4" 11 cms
Internal	17 11⁄16" 45 cms	23 3⁄8" 59.5 cms

Stock: 15202

A finely carved Statuary Marble George III chimneypiece with a musical theme. The reeded frieze, beneath the moulded shelf, is centred by a carved tablet of a muse playing her harp with a putti beside her holding her music. The musical theme is echoed in the carved trumpets, drums and symbols on the endblocks set above the reeded jambs. This fine Georgian fire surround was at one time in a large house in a village in Hampshire. English, circa 1800 - 1810.

Shown here with fire grate SNo 14862 not included.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	53 13⁄16" 136.7 cms	49 3⁄8" 125.6 cms	10" 25.5 cms
Internal	35 1⁄2" 90.2 cms	40 3⁄8" 102.5 cms

Stock: 14300

A graceful Louis XVI lightly veined Statuary Marble fire surround. The frieze, centred by a charming oval ormolu plaque with a depiction of cherub musicians, is flanked by inset panels with scrolling ormolu foliage. Applied ormolu wreaths adorn the endblocks set above tapering console jambs with a chain of descending ormolu beading and panels of patterned vents are set into the side returns. French, circa 1780.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	53 1⁄8" 135 cms	42 1⁄8" 107 cms	14" 35.5 cms
Internal	36 5⁄8" 93 cms	32 1⁄8" 81.5 cms

Stock: 15057

An enormous Baroque style oak chimneypiece. Heavily carved throughout with a pedimented shelf, a gadrooned undershelf set with two small lion masks, a panelled tongue and dart frieze flanked by pairs of large lion masks on the endblocks and carved strapwork jambs standing on large stepped footblocks. Photos before restoration.
French, circa 1860.

Shown here with fire grate SNo 12948 not included

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	98 3⁄8" 250 cms	74 13⁄16" 190 cms
Internal	60 3⁄16" 153 cms	50 5⁄8" 128.5 cms