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A GEORGE III WHITE STATUARY MARBLE AND SICILIAN JASPER CHIMNEYPIECE
A GEORGE III WHITE STATUARY MARBLE AND SICILIAN JASPER CHIMNEYPIECE

IN THE MANNER OF SIR HENRY CHEERE, CIRCA 1765-70

细节
A GEORGE III WHITE STATUARY MARBLE AND SICILIAN JASPER CHIMNEYPIECE
In the manner of Sir Henry Cheere, circa 1765-70
The rectangular shelf with bead-and-reel edge above a dentil-molded frieze centered by a putto holding grapes, the uprights with pilasters with ribbon-tied leaf swag and bellflower decoration
71in. (180cm) high, 85in. (22cm) wide, 5¼in. (13.5cm) deep

拍品专文

With its characteristic use of white statuary marble onto a Sicilian Jasper marble ground, this chimneypiece relates to the style of the sculptor Sir Henry Cheere (1703-81), whose yard was near St. Margaret's, Westminster. Although apprenticed as a sculptor to John Nost, Cheere is rightly celebrated for his chimneypieces, supplying such princely houses as Ditchley Park, Longford Castle, Kimbolton Castle and Kirtlington Park. A member of the committee of artists who met to discuss the scheme that resulted in the founding of the Royal Academy, Cheere was knighted by George III in 1760.