Heritage Collection

Entrance Hall

This modest, well proportioned and dignified creation in Imperial white marble takes its inspiration from the chimneypiece in the Entrance Hall at Kenwood House. Dating from the mid-18th century, the original was hand-carved by George Burns to a design by the Adam brothers and illustrates the discipline, skill and versatility required of a master carver.

The Bacchus on the centre block is an allusion to the hall's one-time occasional role as a formal dining room; he is flanked by a fluted frieze, and bucrania (ox heads) on the frieze blocks. We show the chimneypiece with our Regency steel dog grate and a set of beautifully detailed Adam cast-iron panels, named after the most famous of Kenwood's Architects.