Fine Furniture & Collections - 7th October 2026
Lot 140
AN EARLY GEORGE III POLISHED STEEL AND CAST IRON FIREGRATE
Estimate £4,000 - £6,000 | Hammer £6985
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Description
AN EARLY GEORGE III POLISHED STEEL AND CAST IRON FIREGRATE
AFTER A DESIGN BY THOMAS CHIPPENDALE, C.1760-70 AND LATER
the back with a Rococo crest, the front decorated with Gothic arches, the backplate probably later
90.5cm high, 81cm wide, 33cm deep
Catalogue Note
This firegrate matches a design in the third edition of Thomas Chippendale's 'Gentleman & Cabinet-Maker's Director'; it is on pl.CXC and is the most overtly 'Gothick' of his eight designs for 'Stove Grates'.