Lot Essay
A vase with ribbon guilloche band designed in the Antique manner, is illustrated in R. and J. Adam Works in Architecture, 1773
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A MONUMENTAL CARVED STONE URN AND CIRCULAR PEDESTAL, the urn with a circular spreading lid surmounted by a foliate finial, the upper section of the tapering body with guilloche and bead borders, the lower section decorated with a repeating foliate motif, on a circular spreading foot and a circular stepped base, the upper section of the pedestal with repeating rosette borders above spirally fluted shaft, on moulded base (weathered; chips; damage to upper edge of urn; numerous repairs), probably Scottish, late 18th/early 19th century
the urn: approx. 30in. (76.2cm.) diam.; 57in. (144.8cm.) high
the pedestal: approx. 46in. (116.9cm.) diam.; 71in. (180.3cm.) high (2)
the urn: approx. 30in. (76.2cm.) diam.; 57in. (144.8cm.) high
the pedestal: approx. 46in. (116.9cm.) diam.; 71in. (180.3cm.) high (2)