This another version of the Derbyshire Fossil Chimney-piece. Another fitted with a set of covings, slab and antique stove grate is pictured bellow.

A Portland Stone Hall chimney-piece, copied from a Regency period original.

This is a contemporary copy of a very early 19th century, Greek revival, hall chimney-piece of extraordinary elegance. We have produced other examples of these in Derbyshire Fossil, but  this model has been cut from Portland stone, which was commonly used for many hall chimney-pieces during the Georgian era. The white stone being both durable and having light reflective properties. This type of design became popular in the first decade of the 19th century and a related design (featured below on image 4.) was published by the architect W. F. Pocock within his “Modern Finishings for Rooms:” 1811.