Lot 209
  • 209

A George III brass and steel fire grate circa 1770

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Description

  • 81.5cm. high, 98cm. wide, 45cm. deep; 2ft. 8in., 3ft. 2in., 1ft. 5¼in.
ornately decorated throughout with guilloche borders, paterae, Vitruvian scrolls and finials

Catalogue Note

A pair of closely related firegrates from Nidd Hall in Yorkshire was sold anonymously, Christie's London, 9 July 1987, lot 69 and subsequently, The Property of Polly Peck, 42 Berkeley Square, London, Phillips, 19 February 1991, lots 84 and 146.