A narrow cabinet comprising of two sections, with its original stained/leaded glass panel in the top section. The oak is profusely carved with lion heads and brass ring details, renaissance style terms, mouldings and a Flemish scene in bottom cupboard door panel. The glazed door opens to reveal 2 shelves.
Standing on a shaped plinth.
Circa 1890
This well made and patinated antique bronze, raised on a green marble plinth depicts ‘Lorenzo de Medici’, a 15th century Italian Statesman and the powerful ruler of the Florentine Republic. He is depicted deep in thought, and is deserving of its nickname “Pensieroso” or “The thoughtful one”. The original by Michelangelo is on the tomb of Lorenzo de Medici in the Chapel of San Lorenzo in Florence. Italian.
Circa 1890
Depicting ‘Hercules defeats the Hydra’.
From a country house in Manchester where it stood for over 50 years, its aged very well, with a lovely patina, and never cleaned.
The original was made in 1893 and stands outside the Hofburg, Vienna.
Large in scale and beautifully carved from oak in the Elizabethan Renaissance Revival style. The fireplace features, female terms, two well carved friezes of floral arabesques, masks and mythical creatures. The top cornice shelf with egg and dart, and dentil mouldings.
The fireplace is in great condition and the oak is a lovely honey colour.
Circa 1860
The well carved overmantel with six arched topped niches flanked by fluted pilasters.
The jambs with opening carved doors, below niches and a barrel shaped frieze.
Circa 1860
With three graduated and revolving tiers with moulded tray edge supported by reeded baluster turned columns supported on a tripod base. The cabriole legs with ball and claw feet.
Great colour and lovely original condition.
Circa 1790
Made in Venice during the middle of the 19th century in the Renaissance revival style.
The coloured Portoro marble pilasters are under intricately carved capitals and corbels, the frieze is profusely carved with vines, leaf’s, grapes, foliage, centred by swan, a symbol of purity, elegance, and perfection.
A large one piece break-fronted cornice shelf, carved with leaf work and bead and reel motifs, rests on top.
Circa 1860
The Italian Renaissance Revival style in Venice, and in other parts of Italy, was a significant architectural movement that drew inspiration from the 14th and 15th-century Italian Renaissance, particularly the palazzos found in cities like Florence and Venice. This revival style was particularly influential in the 19th and early 20th centuries, with buildings built in this style often incorporating elements of Renaissance architecture while also adapting to the needs of the time.
With full rounded and free standing Doric columns supporting a mantel shelf.
The opening framed by splayed marble panels under a plain panel frieze.
Its rare to find an entire fireplace made entirely of Sienna marble, such was its rarity and cost.
Circa 1830
Made during the Victorian period in England, incorporating 17th century and 18th century carved elements.
The carved console jambs with male caryatid supports, the acorn and fluted frieze centred by a well carved tablet depicting two birds feasting on berries.
A substantial and highly carved dentil cornice self rests on top.
Circa 1860
The uprights carved from solid blocks of pure black marble in the form of Lamassu. The Italian Medicea Siena marble tops with moulded edges rests on top.
20th century
A lamassu statue is a mythological creature in ancient Mesopotamian art, specifically from Assyria, that acted as a guardian spirit, often depicted as a winged bull with a human head. These statues were commonly placed at the entrances of palaces and temples to ward off evil and chaos, and they symbolized the power and divine authority of the rulers.
With fluted and carved ionic pilasters under square floral paterea end-blocks.
The centre tablet depicting a swag of laurel leaves with recessed fluted frieze panels to either side.
A substantial break-fronted cornice shelf rests on top.
Circa 1880
Belloc Griotte marble from Villefranches-de-Conflent, Eastern Pyreneneese, France. Quarry now closed.
Very homogenous crystalline marble of a beautiful cheery red ‘Griotte’ with a cloudy structure, shot through with threads of white calcite and other colours.
The chairs with shaped crest rails over tripartite open splat backs on square tapered legs.
The delicate paintwork depicting neo-classical floral motifs.
Circa 1785
Seat height 18.5″ (470mm)
The robustly carved jambs with lions masks and paw feet, supporting the deep frieze with laurel arabesques and centre cartouche.
A substantial cornice shelf rests on top.
Circa 1880
The tall pilasters with moulded edges supports a thick and moulded mantel shelf.
A plain and refined design typical of the late Regency/William IV period.
Made from a black Kilkenny marble with white fossils.
Circa 1830
Made during the Regency period (1820’s) from pure and fine Italian marble.
The centre plaque carved with playful putti, the end-blocks with floral paterea.
Circa 1820
With reeded panels, iron bars and urn finials.
Circa 1820
The fluted pilasters under bracket corbels supporting a frieze with carved floral end-blocks and fluted panels.
Circa 1790
Each jamb with two carved scrolled corbels, decorated with acanthus and anthemion motifs. The corbels are on plain pilasters and under a moulded shelf.
Well proportioned, in great condition and a good size.
Circa 1830’s
The half octagonal Nero Portoro marble columns are sat on pure black marble pilasters and plinths.
The black marble arched bullnosed interior, features carved floral spandrels and a Portoro frieze on top.
The black marble shelf is chamfered and with cut corners, typical of the English Gothic revival style.
Circa 1840
The deep moulded shelf sits over an ormolu beaded and panelled frieze, centred by swags of summer flowers decoration.
The ormolu beaded and scrolled console jambs with acanthus paterae end-blocks on top.
Made from a very desirable and attractive Paonazza marble.
Circa 1880
The moulded back rail and arm supports over turned pillars and pierced splats. The drop in seat raised on square chamfered legs united by stretchers and corbel brackets.
Circa 1810
Seat height 17.5″
In complete and intact condition, with decorative foliate panels and arched back.
Circa 1830
The laurel leaf carved apron with woven basket of summer flowers and fruit at centre. The carved cabriole legs ending in hairy paw feet.
The carved is carved on all four side.
20th century
The Gothic cusped topped fireback with moulded edge, the front bars with rosette studded apron and paw feet andirons.
Made in England during the 1860’s in the Gothic revival style.
Circa 1860
The D topped pilasters with raised and fielded panels, delicately carved in low relief with stylised floral patterns.
Circa 1830
With a deep cut and stepped bolection moulding of simple and timeless design.
Originally from a grand townhouse in the Tuscan city of Lucca, Italy.
Circa 1680
An extremely old and rare carved stone fireplace surround salvaged from a London property.
Carved in a buff/honey coloured Bath-stone with mythical creatures, foliate ornament, panelled overmantel and cornice top.
The deep moulded edge shelf rests on boldly carved scrolled corbels with shallop shell detail. These are mounted on wide jambs with inset raised and fielded Portoro marble panels. The spandrels of the arches and centre keystone are also inset with Portoro marble.
Circa 1870
Price includes original Victorian cast-iron and brass tiled insert.
With carved acanthus decorated cabriole legs and frieze mouldings, under a nicely figured marble top.
Circa 1890
The back and sides are cast-iron, the two cheeks are solid brass.
Circa 1880
