Lot Essay
Cisterns of this sarcophagus form, with canted corners terminating in bacchic lion-paw feet, were provided around 1810 for Goodwood House, Sussex (Chefs d'Oeuvre de Goodwood, Paris, 1992, no. 65/66). A related cistern or cellaret with Grecian-reeded base, was sold anonymously, Sotheby's London, 9 November 1990, lot 141.