A beautifully proportioned Limestone fireplace in the George II Palladian taste
The Carlton displays many architectural elements associated with the Palladian style, tapering pilasters, robustly carved mouldings and a cornice mantel shelf.
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Henrietta
A hand carved limestone fireplace in the mid 18th century style
A design where Palladian and Italian Baroque elements come together in harmony.
Copied from an original mantelpiece installed in Henrietta street Dublin and featured in Batty Langley’s 1739 book of designs.
Merrion (Stone)
Georgian Neo-classical style hand-carved limestone fireplace
This fireplace was copied from a Georgian original made by George Hill and Author Darley of Mercer Street, Dublin. It was installed in a house on Merrion Square, Dublin in 1780, and is a great example of the high quality neo-classical fireplaces, that can be found in the finest of 18th century Irish houses.
This is a very faithful to the original, hand-carved reproduction made by Ryan & Smith.
Victoria (Stone)
Victorian style limestone fireplace surround
A very typical and classic Victorian styled stone fireplace with carved scroll corbels terminated with scallop shells. The pilasters under the corbels are panelled, as is the frieze with a circle in the centre and a panel at either side. The deep flat rectangular mantelpiece is moulded on the edges.
Made in a warm and neutral coloured limestone.
Antique Fireplace – 19341
An Antique marble fireplace produced during the Victorian period
Made from Italian statuary veined marble with semi-precious Sienna marble columns.
A near pair to fireplace Ref:19346
Circa 1870
Cast-Iron Fireplace – Ci189
An antique cast-iron fire surround from the Victorian period
Neo-classical in style and suitable for an open fire, stove or insert.
Circa 1890
Display Cabinet – AF106
A stylish and rare Coromantel, Ebony and Satinwood display cabinet
The interior lined with Satinwood and fitted with two glass shelves. The frame made of Coromantel wood with decorative Ebony detail.
Early 20th century
Daybed / Sofa – AF105
Antique walnut daybed or sofa with hand painted Sheraton style detail
The wooden frame which is raised on brass casters is decorated on both sides with bell flowers and leaf work.
Covered with a cream calico and ready for upholstering.
Circa 1890
Seat height 15″ (381mm)
Venus de Milo – SC024
An antique marble statue of ‘Venus de Milo’ standing on a marble pedestal
Copied from an original ancient Greek statue which stands on permanent display in the Louvre Museum. The original was created sometime between 130 and 100 BC, the statue is believed to depict Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty. Part of an arm and the original plinth were lost following its discovery. The statue is named after the Greek island of Milos, where it was discovered.
The pedestal is made from Portoro Nero and white statuary marbles.
Circa 1880
Cast-Iron Fireplace – Ci186
An antique cast-iron fire surround from the late Victorian period
With finely cast decorative panels and break-fronted mantel.
Suitable for a stove, basket or insert.
Circa 1890
Black Marble Fireplace – 19331
A large antique black marble fire surround from the early Victorian period
A sizable serpentine shaped mantelpiece with moulded edges, curves forward over the keystone. The recessed panelled keystone connects two arches, these are beautifully carved in each spandrel with single laurel victory wreaths. A carved bound laurel pattern frames the arched opening. The whole is supported on large plinths with finely sculpted mouldings.
Circa 1850
This fireplace is made from the purest and best quality of jet black marble, it is exquisitely carved and in excellent condition.
Over-mantel Mirror – AF099
A fine quality antique Regency style gilt-wood over mantle mirror
The elegant frame consisting of reed and crossed ribbon mouldings, with fine beading to either side. Each of the three arched mirrors have palmette and laurel arabesques pediments.
The mirror retains its original gilding and mirrors.
Circa 1830
Console Table – AF102
Antique Regency painted wooden console table with marble top
The frieze with vitruvian scroll and gadrooned decoration, this supported by two scrolled acanthus legs.
The green marble top has a black marble and brass border.
Circa 1830
Marble Statue – SC023
A beautifully carved antique statuary Carrara marble statue depicting winter
Shrouded in a heavy hooded cloak, an elderly breaded man looks down with a deeply furrowed brow. As a personification of winter, the figure gives visual expression to the chilling cold of that season. His old age refers to winter’s occurrence at the very end of the calendar year. He is veiled by a fire, represented here by burning logs at his feet.
In original untouched country house condition, can be cleaned if preferred.
The statue stands on a raised marble pedestal which is included in the price.
The pedestal has a black and white grand antique marble pillar, with Carrara marble plinth and capital.
Circa 1840
Cast-Iron Fireplace- Ci185
Reclaimed and restored cast iron fireplace from the 1930’s
An usual and rare cast iron fireplace with bond-brick pattern and original matching fender.
Circa 1930
Cast-iron Fireplace – Ci183
Antique Victorian cast iron fireplace
A reclaimed and fully restored, decorative cast-iron fireplace from the Victorian period.
Circa 1890
Antique Sofa – AF097
An antique French giltwood sofa from the Louis XV period
It features a wonderfully hand-carved giltwood frame with an undulating backrest, covered armrests and eight cabriole legs.
The frame retains its original gilding and has a high quality 20th century damask velvet covering.
Circa 1770
Seat height 16″ (406mm)
Stone fireplace – ST027
A small provincial French limestone fireplace
Carved from three single blocks of variegated Burgundy limestone and reclaimed from a French farmhouse.
The curved consoles support a frieze with integrated mantelpiece.
Circa 1840
Stone Fireplace – ST026
An antique French farmhouse sand-stone fireplace
The solid stone console jambs support a solid stone frieze with fluted detail on each corner and centre plaque.
Circa 1860
Marble Fireplace – 19321
A Baroque style Bolection fireplace carved in Rouge Royal marble
The bolection frame is on raised plinths and has a mantelpiece with moulded edge.
Circa 1870
Edwardian Fireplace – 19320
An antique Griotte Rouge marble fireplace with black marble details
A plain and stylish design which was popular during Edwardian period. Made from a particularly nice piece of griotte marble and in excellent condition.
Circa 1900
Marble Fireplace – 18164
An antique marble fireplace in the George III neo-classical style
The carved urn centre tablet is flanked by frieze panels inlaid with black, Brocatelle and Sienna marbles, the inlay depicts chains of bell-flowers upheld by corner rings and centre bows. Long elegant scroll corbels are above pilasters carved with descending husks and ribbon bows. At either side of the white pilasters and above the opening are facing panels of semiprecious Spanish Brocatelle marble. A break-fronted cornice shelf with dental mouldings rests on top.
Circa 1900
Cast-iron Fireplace – Ci182
An antique cast-iron fireplace surround from the Edwardian period
Suitable for stove or open fire with either a basket or insert.
Circa 1900
Fire basket – AG093
An antique brass and iron fire basket in the mid 18th century taste
The brass apron under the grate has pierced decoration framed by pearl beading. The cast-iron bars and arched back are blackened.
Circa 1900
Fire Basket – AG094
A small reclaimed and restored polished iron and brass fire basket
With turned brass legs, finials and pierced apron. The front bars polished, the sides and back blackened.
Circa 1920’s
Antique Grate – AG089
A large antique Irish Georgian brass register grate
The wide moulded frame with bulls-eye roundels in the corners, the blackened iron bars with brass finials.
Its rare to find register grates as large as this one.
Circa 1820
Wooded Fireplace – W127
Magnificent and large carved pine mantelpiece in the George III Adam style
The jambs with twin front and single side Corinthian columns, carved with festoons of flowers upheld by ribbon bows. The break-fronted and curved cornice shelf is decorated on three layers with egg and dart, bead and reel and acanthus carvings. An oval paterea centre tablet is flanked by fluted end-blocks.
Circa 1890
Console Table – AF094
An antique mahogany console table of fine quality and proportions
The two front scrolled legs with carved knees terminate with paw feet. The pull-out drawer with a barrel shaped front is flanked by carved floral end-blocks.
This table is in wonderful original country house condition, the well figured top has rich colour, great aging and patina.
Circa 1820
Wooded Fireplace – W128
An antique painted wooden fireplace from the Victorian period
With female caryatids supporting the mantelpiece and decorative arabesques frieze panels.
Painted with Farrow and Ball “Pointing” paint.
Circa 1890
Marble fireplace – 19313
Antique French statuary Carrara marble mantelpiece of large scale and great quality
This magnificent Napoleon III style mantelpiece is beautifully carved in the purest of white statuary marble.
The fluted frieze with a highly carved centre tablet depicting two crossed olive branches. Scrolled console jambs are carved with summer flowers, laurel leaves and berries, the same design repeated on the flat side pilasters.
It is extremely rare to find an antique mantelpiece of this large size in the Napoleon III style.
Circa 1860
The Napoleon III style was a highly eclectic style of architecture and decorative arts, which used elements of many different historical styles. It flourished during the reign of Emperor Napoleon III in France (1852-1871) and had an important influence on architecture and decoration in the rest of Europe and the United States. Major examples of the style include the Opera Garnier in Paris by Charles Garnier (1862–71), The Bibliotheque Nationale de France. and the Church of Saint Augustine (1860-1871), The architectural style was closely connected with Haussmann’s renovation of Paris carried out during the Second Empire; the new buildings, such as the opera, were intended as the focal points of the new boulevards.
Price on application