An Irish George III statuary marble, Siena, Spanish brocatelle and inlaid marble chimney piece, circa 1780, attributed to George and Hill Darley
the shallow mantel of breakfronted outline with moulded underside further carved with a bead-and-reel moulding and inlaid dentil detailing, the central tablet carved with a classical vase with birds-head handles issuing berried-leaf swags tied to the corners with ribbons, flanked by inlaid panels with ribbon-tied bell-flower swage and rosettes and with leaf and bead-and-reel carved mouldings between urn-form outer tablets atop Ionic-capped tapering pilasters, further inlaid with ribbon-tied bell-flower garlands framed by Siena marble panels with a leaf-carved and fluted inner slip, on block bases
159cm high, 195cm wide; 5ft. 2 5/8in., 6ft. 4 3/4in.
An Irish George III statuary marble, Siena, Spanish brocatelle and inlaid marble chimney piece, circa 1780, attributed to George and Hill Darley
the shallow mantel of breakfronted outline with moulded underside further carved with a bead-and-reel moulding and inlaid dentil detailing, the central tablet carved with a classical vase with birds-head handles issuing berried-leaf swags tied to the corners with ribbons, flanked by inlaid panels with ribbon-tied bell-flower swage and rosettes and with leaf and bead-and-reel carved mouldings between urn-form outer tablets atop Ionic-capped tapering pilasters, further inlaid with ribbon-tied bell-flower garlands framed by Siena marble panels with a leaf-carved and fluted inner slip, on block bases
159cm high, 195cm wide; 5ft. 2 5/8in., 6ft. 4 3/4in.
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