G486
A George II Carved Pine and Limewood Chimneypiece
A chimneypiece of good, neoclassical proportion with canted foot blocks and fluted jambs. On the central tablet are two onions, bound by a ribbon, their organic forms well carved. Foliate swags, hung from paterae, decorate the frieze and urns mark the corner blocks.
Height 59⅝in (151.5cm) width 75⅝in (192cm)
Internal height 46⅛in (117cm) width 54¾in (139cm)
Footblock to footblock 68½in (174cm)
Shelf depth 7⅛in (18cm)
