An English plaster relief plaque cast from a George III fireplace tablet,
in the Robert Adam taste, the concave shape indicating an inwardly curving chimneypiece,
the rectangular plaque modelled with a central library globe flanked with a pair of opposed winged sphinx ,
£155
Flat on the back – the concave shape makes the plaque thicker to each side.
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