chimneypiece

The huge chimneypiece was cracked, though, and the hearth was empty.

Saving Graces: Even though Laslo demolished the walls and ceilings of the apartment, he retained as many original details as he could, including the chimneypiece and parquet floors.

He wrote to Scott saying he had been rehanging his collection to show my fine painting of Venus's backside by Velasquez, which I have at length exalted over my chimneypiece in the library.

The hideous notary was standing up by the chimneypiece, and my uncle had drawn me near to him.

Lilian's canary hung in the sunniest window, Peggy's silkworms lay in a box on the sideboard, and Bobby's white mice reposed in much comfort in a cage on the chimneypiece.