Lot 231: A GEORGE III STATUARY MARBLE CHIMNEYPIECE

A GEORGE III STATUARY MARBLE CHIMNEYPIECE
IN THE MANNER OF JOHN BACON (1740-99), CIRCA 1790 AND LATER
The moulded shelf above a frieze centred by a panel carved with figures of Venus and Andromache attended by a sacrificial lamb, the end blockings with seated figures of 'drawing' and 'painting' above the jambs with two Muses in lozenge panels, the opening with Siena marble panels with white mouldings, the Siena marble later
54¾ in. (139 cm.) high; 71¾ in. (182.2 cm.) wide; 7¾ in. (19.5 cm.) deep;
the opening: 39 1/8 in. (99.2 cm.) high; 41 in. (104 cm.) wide

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A GEORGE III STATUARY MARBLE CHIMNEYPIECE
IN THE MANNER OF JOHN BACON (1740-99), CIRCA 1790 AND LATER
The moulded shelf above a frieze centred by a panel carved with figures of Venus and Andromache attended by a sacrificial lamb, the end blockings with seated figures of 'drawing' and 'painting' above the jambs with two Muses in lozenge panels, the opening with Siena marble panels with white mouldings, the Siena marble later
54¾ in. (139 cm.) high; 71¾ in. (182.2 cm.) wide; 7¾ in. (19.5 cm.) deep;
the opening: 39 1/8 in. (99.2 cm.) high; 41 in. (104 cm.) wide