{"product_id":"antique-georgian-brass-chimney-horse-statue-english-fireplace-decor","title":"Antique Georgian Brass Chimney Horse Statue: English Fireplace Decor","description":"\u003cp\u003eA very attractive early 19th-century antique English Georgian Brass Chimney Horse, crisply modelled. These pieces are often mistaken for doorstops, for which purpose they today will, of course, typically be used, being ideal for that purpose. Their true original purpose was to stand, as decorative ornaments, on either hearth or mantel shelf, a tribute to those noble creatures which played such an important and prominent role in everyday life in days gone by. Popular throughout the nineteenth century, it has been suggested that their stance was inspired by the Quadriga which stood on the loggia of St Mark’s Basilica in Venice, whence they were reinstated following the defeat of Napoleon in 1815.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade of cast brass\u003cbr\u003eCondition: beautiful\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 12.75'' width, 10.5'' height x 3.5'' depth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Estate Sale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67615669583908,"sku":"V305","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0740\/5722\/0132\/files\/33459c82-a176-45e9-bc68-7886d28e5b5f.png?v=1791420351","url":"https:\/\/www.maddogsandenglishmendesign.com\/products\/antique-georgian-brass-chimney-horse-statue-english-fireplace-decor","provider":"Mad Dogs \u0026 Englishmen Design and Interiors","version":"1.0","type":"link"}