Regency style Derbyshire Fossil marble Chimney-piece
Modern reproduction
Derbyshire Fossil has been quarried since the 17th Century and was used for Chimney-pieces throughout Britain. With the outbreak of the Napoleonic wars at the end of the 18th Century, the marble started being used more frequently.
A Derbyshire Fossil copy of a circa 1810 Regency Period Hall Chimney-piece.
A modern copy of a Greek revival, hall chimney-piece with a matching Derbyshire marble slab, set up with a Portland stone hearth and covings. This type of design became popular in the first decade of the 19th century and a related design (featured below) was published by the architect W. F. Pocock within his “Modern Finishings for Rooms:” 1811.
See our similar piece in Portland stone.
Dimensions
- Total height 51 51
- Total width 53 3/16 53 3/16
- Slab width 57 3/4 57 3/4
- Aperture height 38 7/8 38 7/8
- Cornice width 54 7/8 54 7/8
- Cornice depth 3 7/8 3 7/8
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