A George III Pine and Gesso Chimneypiece.
A striking and quite exceptional Georgian, pine and gesso chimneypiece, the frieze carved with a musical motif that consists, amongst other things, a lyre, laurel leaves, oboes and sheets of music. The tiered shelf exhibits fine carving of alternating anthemion and acanthus, guilloche and water leaf moulding, the central tablet depicting sphinxes.
Height: 62¼in (158cm)
Width: 88⅛in (224cm)
Internal Height: 47⅝in (121cm)
Internal Width: 56¼in (143cm)
Footblock to Footblock: 76in (193cm)
Shelf Depth: 8⅝in (22cm)