ID 1450981
Lot 38 | A GEORGE III STATUARY AND SIENA MARBLE AND AGATE CHIMNEYPIECE
Estimate value
£ 70 000 – 100 000
CIRCA 1760-1770
The rectangular moulded shelf above a tablet carved with sheep before a farm flanked by tablets of agate, above a rectangular aperture veneered in agate, the sides with tapering uprights inlaid with simulated Siena flutes, on a plinth base, the rear of the shelf cut for an overmantel mirror, minor restorations and replacements, together with a George III-style polished steel and cast-iron fire grate
63 ½ in. (161.5 cm.) high; 75 ½ in. (191.5 cm.) wide; 8 ½ in. (21.5 cm.) deep
Aperture: 46 ¾ in. (119 cm.) high; 48 in. (122 cm.) wide
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 7 June 2007, lot 160 (£412,000 with premium),
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
| Medium: | Marble, Stone |
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| Historical era: | Georgian period |
| Place of origin: | England, Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Fireplaces and Stoves |
| Medium: | Marble, Stone |
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| Historical era: | Georgian period |
| Place of origin: | England, Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Fireplaces and Stoves |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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| Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase |









