Chimneypiece, the frieze carved in the centre with a basket of fruit and flowers flanked by similarly filled cornucopiae, Red Drawing Room, Uppark
possibly James Paine the Elder (bap. c.1717 - 1789)
Category
Architecture / Features & Decoration
Date
1700 - 1800
Materials
Marble, Steel, Wrought iron
Measurements
1810 x 2087 x 262 mm
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Uppark House and Garden, West Sussex
NT 138379
Summary
white marble, A marble chimneypiece, the frieze carved in the centre with a basket of fruit and flowers flanked by similarly filled cornucopiae, Red Drawing Room, Uppark possibly designed by James Paine the elder (Andover 1717 – France 1789). A statuary white marble chimney piece, of architectural form of central pediment, the frieze carved in the centre with a basket of fruit and flowers flanked by similarly filled cornucopiae, the jambs carved with similar sprays of fruit and flowers surmounted by bunches of grapes, the inner border with egg and tongue ornament, the inset steel and wrought iron fireplace carved with interlaced floral festoons. 18th Century.
Makers and roles
possibly James Paine the Elder (bap. c.1717 - 1789), designer