An antique Lutyens-period, Kilkenny fossil marble fireplace surround off bolection form

Carved from solid blocks of Irish black Kilkenny Fossil marble, with white and pale grey fossil fragments, including crinoid stems (resembling tiny bolts or circles), brachiopods, gastropods, and corals.

Circa 1900

Lutyens-period bolection refers to a specific architectural adaptation of the classic bolection moulding popularized by the renowned British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens (1869–1944). While traditional bolection mouldings originated in the 17th-century Baroque era, Lutyens masterfully re-imagined them during the late 19th and early 20th centuries to bridge the gap between neo-Georgian classicism and modern minimalism.