Early Georgian Stone Fireplace Surround

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Description

A large and dignified early eighteenth-century Queen Anne or George I stone frame fireplace surround, the shallow shelf above shallow … Read more A large and dignified early eighteenth-century Queen Anne or George I stone frame fireplace surround, the shallow shelf above shallow arched frieze and jambs with carved fielded panels, centred by tapered and fluted keystone, the aperture framed with bead moulding.

English, c.1710.

This fireplace typifies the simple flat-slab surrounds that were common in England in the eighteenth century around the time George I ascended the throne. Throughout the 1720s and 30s, Georgian Palladianism became the dominant architectural style and fireplace surrounds became increasingly elaborate with more decoration, relief and depth, in stark contrast to the restrained designs of the preceding decades.

Measurements

Width 61⅜” / 156cm

Height 54⅜” / 138cm

Depth 6¼” / 16cm

Opening height 38” / 96.5cm

Opening width 40½” / 103cm

Width at base 61⅜” / 156cm See less