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Imposing Oak Fire Surround
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Imposing Oak Fire Surround

1900 - 1920
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A wonderful and impressive solid Oak fire surround from the 1920s. The finely carved panel underneath the oversailing top has a really unusual array of subject matter, with pineapples. foliage , shamrocks, flowers and mythological creatures.. The central panel beneath is Jacobean in style, with its geometric designs. Alongside which are a pair of lions rampant with unfurled scrolls. All in very good original condition. Free UK mainland delivery*. Splits into 2 halves.

Date of Manufacture

witchantiques.com has dated this Carved Oak Fireplace Surround to the 1920s.

Physical Dimensions
Height
200cm (78.74")
Width
176cm (69.29")
Depth
33cm (12.99")
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SA1245137
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SKU.G.250
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A wonderful and impressive solid Oak fire surround from the 1920s.
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The finely carved panel underneath the oversailing top has a really unusual array of subject matter, with pineapples.
witchantiques.com

foliage , shamrocks, flowers and mythological creatures.. The central panel beneath is Jacobean in style, with its geometric designs. Alongside which are a pair of lions rampant with unfurled scrolls. All in very good original condition. Free UK mainland delivery*. Splits into 2 halves.

Date of Manufacture

witchantiques.com has dated this Carved Oak Fireplace Surround to the 1920s.

Height
200cm (78.74")
Width
176cm (69.29")
Depth
33cm (12.99")
Reference Numbers
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SA1245137
Dealers Internal Ref
SKU.G.250
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A carved dark oak fire surround featuring heraldic lion supports, geometric overmantel panelling, and turned drop pendants.
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Archive I A carved dark oak fire surround featuring heraldic lion supports, geometric overmantel panelling, and turned drop pendants.

Imposing Oak Fire Surround

Archive II A carved dark oak fire surround featuring heraldic lion supports, geometric overmantel panelling, and turned drop pendants. View II
Archive III A carved dark oak fire surround featuring heraldic lion supports, geometric overmantel panelling, and turned drop pendants. View III
Archive IV A carved dark oak fire surround featuring heraldic lion supports, geometric overmantel panelling, and turned drop pendants. View IV
Archive V A carved dark oak fire surround featuring heraldic lion supports, geometric overmantel panelling, and turned drop pendants. View V
Archive VI A carved dark oak fire surround featuring heraldic lion supports, geometric overmantel panelling, and turned drop pendants. View VI
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A carved dark oak fire surround featuring heraldic lion supports, geometric overmantel panelling, and turned drop pendants.
Imposing Oak Fire surround
Ref: SA1245137
A carved dark oak fire surround featuring heraldic lion supports, geometric overmantel panelling, and turned drop pendants.
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  • ObjectFire Surrounds
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleJacobean Revival
  • MaterialOak
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsCarved heraldic lions, Geometric panelling, Drop pendants, Frieze relief carving
  • SizeH 200 cm (79 in) x W 176 cm (69 in) x D 33 cm (13 in)

This imposing solid oak fire surround dates from the 1920s and follows a Jacobean Revival style in a dark brown finish. The oversailing top sits above a frieze with relief carving showing pineapples, foliage, shamrocks, flowers, and mythological creatures. Below this lies an overmantel with geometric panelling flanked by carved heraldic lions holding shields, while drop pendants hang beneath the shelf alongside an egg-and-dart moulding above the opening. The uprights have decorative turned corbels and panelled plinths at the base. Measuring 200 cm high, 176 cm wide, and 33 cm deep, the timber splits into two halves for transport. This piece serves as a striking architectural focal point around a fireplace in a living room, dining room, or hallway.

FAQs

Jacobean Revival oak fire surrounds typically feature architectural proportions, geometric panelling, relief frieze carvings, and heraldic supports such as lions. Popular during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, these designs drew inspiration from seventeenth-century English joinery.

Traditional fire surrounds were constructed from solid hardwoods, primarily native oak, using mortise and tenon joinery. Complex details such as egg-and-dart mouldings, turned pendants, and figurative motifs were carved directly into the timber prior to staining and waxing.

Authentic period pieces display evidence of hand-tooling on non-visible surfaces, traditional joinery techniques, and natural timber shrinkage over time. Historical cut-outs or residual carbon staining on the reverse side often indicate long-term exposure to an open fire.

A carved oak surround serves as a strong architectural focal point when set against neutral or light-toned walls. Combining the dark timber with a clean, contemporary hearth insert or painting adjacent alcoves in deep, complementary shades balances historic detail with modern aesthetics.

Dust the detailed carving regularly using a soft brush or vacuum attachment with a natural bristle nozzle. Apply a high-quality beeswax polish once or twice a year to protect the timber, buffing gently along the direction of the grain.
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