A George II carved giltwood frieze circa 1729, the design attributed to William Kent

now in two sections, with a Greek key frieze centred by a flower head and a foliate carved entablature to each end

Fair condition. Broken into two sections. Some losses to the Greek key moulding and chips to the carved decoration. The gilding is very worn with only traces remaining. Probably Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington (1694-1753) for Chiswick House
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This freize relates very closely to the plinths that support the overmantel frames in the Red Velvet Room at Chiswick House, both of these are dated 1729. It has been suggested that this fragment could possibly have been the support for the frame above the chimneypiece in the Blue Velvet Room at Chiswick.