Bruce Talbert. An impressive Gothic Revival oak fireplace surround
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An impressive Gothic Revival oak fireplace surround attributed to Bruce Talbert with carved floral details to the top sides with turned supports and hand painted tiles attributed to Mintons (AJS?) depicting cranes and wading birds in riverside scenes, with further tiles in green decorated with little winged dragons back to back in raised relief, surmounted with four smaller blue triangular details, smaller brown tiles and green marble effect tiles with zig-zag details. Height 57", Length 78", Mantle Depth 15", Opening Height 45 1/4", Width 38 3/4". The opening measurements could easily be made smaller to accommodate most size inserts. Circa 1880.
