18th Century Statuary and Convent Sienna Marble Fireplace Mantel

A Regency style fireplace from the mid 19th century executed in Italian Statuary white and Siena marbles. The jambs with inset Siena panels supported on foot blocks, terminating with...

A Statuary white and Portoro marble fireplace from the early 19th century English Regency period. The jambs with inlaid panels of Italian black and gold Portoro marble, stood on sepa...

A period 18th century Louis XVI fireplace executed in Italian Siena marble, with Statuary marble accents. The tapering front panels with stop flutes in white marble, the conforming...

A late 18th century English statuary marble chimneypiece with columns and panels in a grey spar marble. A plain centre tablet flanked on either side by the blue/grey spar marble pane...

A George III Statuary and Convent Sienna marble fireplace, c.1790. The breakfront shelf with generous bed-mould, the frieze centred by relief carved plaque depicting a maiden, this...

A good quality mid-19th century English, George III style chimneypiece. Constructed from White Statuary, Sienna and Breccia marbles, with carved Statuary marble end blocks. Reclaimed...

A very rare 18th century George II sienna and white statuary marble fire surround in the manner of Louis XV, designed by Isaac Ware. Principally of well figured sienna marble with statuary marble shelf and embellishments. Of serpentine form, the frieze centred by a carved statuary peacock flanked by scrolling acanthus leaves. The hipped jambs mounted with ‘C’ scrolls above an elaborate acanthus ‘S’ scroll terminating in a rosette and suspending graduated husks. The whole standing on block feet. Provenance: Philip Stanhope (1694-1772) 4th. Earl of Chesterfield, Chesterfield House, London. One of the most important figures of the 18th Century in England; a man of letters, connoisseur of the arts, diplomat, he was sent as a young man to the court of Louis XV. The Earl, very much a courtier and ‘townsman’, having spent time in Paris and Versailles, became passionate about the ‘style á la française’. It is very curious then that he should have chosen such a classical architect as Isaac Ware. Ware heavily influenced the design of the ground floor where the dining room, library, waiting room amongst others were situated. In stark contrast the first floor ‘piano nobile...

An Irish antique, George III period Statuary, Sienna and Portoro marble chimneypiece. The inverted breakfront shelf carved with egg and dart mouldings, is above a frieze of Nero Port...