Lot 195: A WILLIAM BURGES (1828-1881) CAST-IRON AND BRASS PILLAR AND DOG GRATE MADE BY HART SON & PEARD

A WILLIAM BURGES (1828-1881) CAST-IRON AND BRASS PILLAR AND DOG GRATE MADE BY HART SON & PEARD CIRCA 1870s Shaped back with fire-bricks and portcullis roundel, the basket supported by uprights with brass dome and knops and applied flower and leaf motifs 22 ½ in (57 cm.) high; 43 ¾ in. (111 cm.) wide; 20 in. (51 cm.) deep

(57 cm.) high; 43 ¾ in. (111 cm.) wide; 20 in. (51 cm.) deep

CIRCA 1870

With Paul Reeves.

The top section of this back plate is the same as that of the grate in the Winter Smoking Room at Cardiff Castle, although the pillars are formed as mitres. Cardiff Castle is one of William Burges's most notable commissions for John-Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquis of Bute. Hart Son and Peard catalogue, p.199, Section 6 - Domestic Furniture, Pillar and Dog Grates, a similar grate is illustrated as no 550, next to 529, a dog grate designed by William Burges and used in his own home, Tower House in London.