G513

An Irish Georgian Statuary and Siena Marble Chimneypiece, ex-Cork

A late 18th century chimneypiece carved in Old English Carrara with fine pencil veins of a restrained architectural form. The breakfront shelf presides over a striking tablet, a specimen of Convent Sienna marble interrupts the opulent use of Old English Carrara creating a Palladian sensibility. The frieze and jambs are kept from each other by a neat reeding which forms a dado and runs the entire length of the piece.