AN EARLY VICTORIAN WHITE MARBLE CHIMNEYPIECE, SUPPLIED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF SIR CHARLES BARRY, POSSIBLY EXECUTED BY JOHN THOMAS, CIRCA 1845

AN EARLY VICTORIAN WHITE MARBLE CHIMNEYPIECE
SUPPLIED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF SIR CHARLES BARRY, POSSIBLY EXECUTED BY JOHN THOMAS, CIRCA 1845
Carved in high relief throughout, the frieze centered by a tablet carved with a basket of flowers flanked by foliate swags, the jambs headed by boldly carved scrolling corbels hung with mask-headed foliate pendants issuing fruit; together with a gilt-lacquered bronze-mounted cast iron register grate, decorated with an earl's coronet to the centre of the aperture flanked by gilt and polychrome-decorated Copeland tile-panels, and a gilt-lacquered bronze-mounted black-painted steel fender with removable rests

when the gallery at Harewood was restored to its original 18th century design in 1989 lots 143-147 were removed in compliance with Leeds planning consent 89/3000456
an amendment permitting the sale of these lots was granted on 13th February 2018 (17/08124/LI)

The surround: 64 ¼ (163 cm.) high; 92 ½ in. (235 cm.) wide; 16 ¾ in. (43 cm.) deep
The aperture: 44 in. (112 cm.) high; 51 in. (130 cm.) wide
The fender: 76 ¾ in. (195 cm.) wide; 22 in. (56 cm.) deep (into aperture)

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Pre-Lot Text
Sold on behalf of The Earl of Harewood’s General Charitable Trust to fund conservation