Chesham
The inverted breakfront shelf of this Bath stone fireplace is richly carved with a combination of leaf, egg and dart mouldings above a plain, raised central tablet. The opening is decorated with a repeat egg and dart moulding, flanked by elegantly scrolled volutes enriched with reel and bead ornament raised on plain blocks.
Height 55in (140cm) width 71⅛in (181cm)
Internal height 40¼in (102.2cm) width 40in (101.6cm)
Shelf depth 10in (25.5cm)
The Chesham chimneypiece in distresed Portland stone with the Arts and Crafts basket in polished steel, together with the Small Original Globe lantern in brown bronze and distressed gilt.
