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chimneypiece::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | mantel, mantelpiece, mantle, mantlepiece |
| Type of | shelf |
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chimneypiece
An early 18th-century white marble chimneypiece, attributed to William Kent.
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A George II white marble chimneypiece may fetch as much as 300,000 pounds.
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The new kitchen and family room show off a reclaimed wood chimneypiece.
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This process began as early as 1662, when masons removed a niche and term figures and a chimneypiece.
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Rupert Gunnis attributed the carved marble chimneypiece depicting two Roman goddesses to Sir Richard Westmacott.
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Another renovation phrase in the mid-18th century included a new chimneypiece, a new ceiling to cover the original timber beams and two gilded chandeliers.
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The room above has a particularly fine plaster ceiling and chimneypiece of stuccocaryatids and panelling interlaced with studded bands sprouting into large flowers.
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- Mantel: shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece"
- Fireplace mantel or mantelpiece, also known as a chimneypiece, originated in medieval times as a hood that projected over a grate to catch the smoke. The term has evolved to include the decorative framework around the fireplace, and can include elaborate designs extending to the ceiling. ...
- A mantelpiece
