A REFINED GEORGE III STONE PAINTED & SPANISH BROCATELLO MARBLE CHIMNEYPIECE

A REFINED GEORGE III STONE PAINTED & SPANISH BROCATELLO MARBLE CHIMNEYPIECE

In the manner of Robert Adam (1728 -92).

English, circa 1780/85.

A carved stone painted and Spanish Brocatello marble chimneypiece.
Elegantly decorated with classical urns above a stop-fluted pilaster jambs graduating into garlands of bell flowers.
The beautiful Spanish Brocatello marble interior bordered with a moulded astragal in white statutory marble.

Dimensions:
(External):
Height: 136.5 cm / 53.7 Inches
Width: 156.5 cm / 61.5 Inches
Depth: 17 cm / 6.7 Inches
(Internal):
Height: 36.7 Inches / 93.3cm
Width: 33.25 Inches / 84.7cm

Note; Later Breccia marble interior.

Robert Adam (1728 – 92) was one of the most important British architects working in the Neoclassical style – a movement in the decorative and visual arts that drew inspiration from the ‘classical’ art and culture of Ancient Greece and Rome.

Born in Kirkaldy, Scotland, Robert Adam was the son of the established architect William Adam (1689 – 1748), and followed him into the family practice. In 1754 he embarked on a Grand Tour, spending five years in France and Italy visiting classical sites and studying architecture under the French draughtsman Charles-Louis Clérisseau and Italian artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi. On his return, Adam established his own practice in London with his brother James. Although classical architecture was already becoming popular, Adam developed a distinctive and highly individual style which was applied to all elements of interior decoration, from ceilings, walls and floors to furniture, silver and ceramics. The ‘Adam Style’, as it became known, was enormously popular and had a lasting influence on British architecture and interior design.

PRICE: £14,000