White Statuary Chimney-piece

Ink and watercolour drawing of a chimney-piece. The centre tablet is carved with a tripod urn holding flowers which is flanked by winged griffins with foliated S scroll tails. The right frieze panel is of Sienna marble inlaid with a Greek key pattern. Below that, the bed mould is inlaid with fingers of Sienna marble intersected with three blue/grey octofoils. The left frieze panel contains quatrefoils and octofoils in a blue/grey marble, surrounded by conjoined diamond frames in Sienna marble. Each corner blocking is carved with covered urns whose griffin handles suspend drapery. On the left ionic pilaster is carved a ribbon bow suspending husks of Bardiglio marble. The right ionic pilaster has fluting in Sienna marble. Ink drawing of scale rule. Pencil inscription: '£50.17.6' Watermark: Hunting horn and letter K.