- The
fireplace mantel or mantelpiece, also
known as a
chimneypiece,
originated in
medieval times as a hood that
projected over a fire
grate to
catch the...
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William Courtenay, 11th Earl of
Devon (d. 1888)
installed a
heraldic chimneypiece in the
Dining Hall in
memory of his
grandfather Reginald Courtenay (1741–1803)...
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between 1847 and 1860, in the form of a
heraldic chimneypiece. It is
copied from the
mediaeval chimneypiece in the Bishop's Palace, Exeter,
installed c.1485...
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Clock chimneypiece of
three pieces, with
figures of the four seasons,
Dixon Austin and Co., 1820-26. Max
height 12 inches....
- if elaborate, in
secular architecture, for
example very
grand carved chimneypieces. It also
refers to a simple, low
stone wall
placed behind a hearth....
- The
first floor room has rich
Gothick ornamentation, in
particular the
chimneypiece. The room has a
domed plaster vault. The
second floor room is more classical...
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provided with a
marble slab top
selected to
match the
marble of the
chimneypiece. A
commode occupied a
prominent position in the room for
which it was...
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supplied in 1817 for the
Brighton Saloon, and a
chimneypiece which is a
European vision of a
Chinese chimneypiece. It has
nodding mandarins in
niches and fearsome...
- example, the larger, south-facing,
drawing room has a
Carrara marble chimneypiece with
giallo antico columns and
three cameos in the frieze, of
Queen Victoria...
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converted into a
kitchen wing. The best
bedrooms have two very
elaborate chimneypieces, in the Queen's
Bedroom (used by Anne of Denmark) a
stone one heavily...
