A Superior Regency Cast And Wrought Iron ‘Hob’ Fire Grate Of Classical Design
Stock No
JWA398
2020
- £8,800.00
- €10,285 Euro
- $12,001 US Dollar
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Item Description
A superior Regency cast and wrought iron ‘hob’ Fire Grate of classical design.
The arched backplate with Gothick motifs and flat top plates featuring opposing recumbent lions, above tapering scroll supports adorned with brass acanthus mounts and paw feet, the projected central basket with central bars and shaped finials. Terminating on stepped plinths with sunken roller castors for easier movement. Circa 1810, possibly Irish. An important piece of imposing proportions. In good original condition with no damage.
H: 93 cm (36 5/8")
W: 115 cm (45 1/4")
D: 41.5 cm (16 5/16")
Provenance; from Red Lodge, Bristol.
The Red Lodge Museum is a historic house museum in Bristol, England. The original building was Tudor/Elizabethan, and construction began in 1579–1580, possibly to the design of Sebastiano Serlio. The main additional building phases are from the 1730s and the early 19th century.
Item Info
Seller
Seller Location
Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Item Dimensions
H: 93cm W: 115cm D: 41.5cm
Period
Circa 1810
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Contact No
+44 (0)7789 602186
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