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A very large George III cast iron fireback
dated 1780 - probably made in the Weald of Kent / East Sussex
the rectangular plate with a moulded border and bearing the name "NICHOLAS DANON" and the date "1780" in an ornate script, flanked by a pair of balusters,
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This fireback is large and heavy: it weighs 120kg. The evident, and not necessarily precise, use of stamps pressed into the sand-mould during the sandcasting process prior to pouring is typical.