VICTORIAN GREY ST ANNE MARBLE CORBEL FIREPLACE SURROUND

English, c.1850-1860

The rectangular shelf with lamb’s tongue moulding to its edge sits above a plain frieze with well-carved corbels to each side. The jambs with single bead-mould to each side. 

£5,500

AW023

  • A fine Victorian fireplace surround of generous scale, with crisp, well-preserved detailing characteristic of the period. The stepped jambs create a stronger architectural profile, allowing the surround to sit comfortably within larger reception rooms, drawing rooms or dining rooms. 

     

    Sainte-Anne des Pyrénées is a fragmented grey marble used extensively throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth century for furniture (table tops for commodes, tables etc) and fireplaces in both France and England. It is quarried from the marble basin of Arudy where stone is excavated to this day. 

  • Width 73⅛” / 185.5cm 

    Height 47⅜” / 120.5cm  

    Depth 13¾” / 35cm 

    Opening height 37¾” / 96cm  

    Opening width 38” / 96.5cm  

    Width at base    65” / 165.5cm