. English ironwork of the XVIIth & XVIIIth centuries; an historical & analytical account of the development of exterior smithcraft. OF SOMERSET HOUSE. remarkably bold satyrs mask (Fig. 92). The Strand front toSomerset House (Fig. 93) presents another handsome and interest-ing balustrade, no doubt designed by Sir William Chambers, andprobably not erected before 1776). It consists of eight rathermassive panels of scrolls with fan-shaped centres between stone 252 English Ironwork of the XVIIth and XVIIIth Centuries obelisks, formerly surmounted by imposing lamp holders separatedby lengths of spik
. English ironwork of the XVIIth & XVIIIth centuries; an historical & analytical account of the development of exterior smithcraft. OF SOMERSET HOUSE. remarkably bold satyrs mask (Fig. 92). The Strand front toSomerset House (Fig. 93) presents another handsome and interest-ing balustrade, no doubt designed by Sir William Chambers, andprobably not erected before 1776). It consists of eight rathermassive panels of scrolls with fan-shaped centres between stone 252 English Ironwork of the XVIIth and XVIIIth Centuries obelisks, formerly surmounted by imposing lamp holders separatedby lengths of spiked vertical bars between elongated ovals andleafy fringes. A fine drawing of this is in the Soane the centre and west court is another interesting balustrade,having a panel of two rectangles and a circle with honey-suckles, pyramid top, and all spaces between the verticalsconverted into ellipses by half circles of iron, almost entirelywrought, and probably designed by Chambers. The balustradesdesigned by the brothers Adam were like the railings alreadynoticed, often rich and always refined. A drawing in the Victoria.
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