Lot 18
18
A PAIR OF PALE BLUE AND CREAM-PAINTED JARDINIERES, one George III and the other of later date, each with central turned shaft with urn finial supporting a semi-elliptical well with zinc liner and decorated with playful putti in a beaded oval between crossed wheat-ears, on a spreading pierced tripod support with square legs joined by a concave-sided undertier, traces of gilding, largely redecorated

Details
A PAIR OF PALE BLUE AND CREAM-PAINTED JARDINIERES, one George III and the other of later date, each with central turned shaft with urn finial supporting a semi-elliptical well with zinc liner and decorated with playful putti in a beaded oval between crossed wheat-ears, on a spreading pierced tripod support with square legs joined by a concave-sided undertier, traces of gilding, largely redecorated
the well 17¼in. (44cm.) wide; 9in. (23cm.) deep; 53½in. (136cm.) high, overall (2)
Provenance
Bought from Biggs of Maidenhead on 10 October 1959 for #275

Lot Essay

A pair of flower stands of this design and decorated in the Etruscan style in red, black and gilt, were exhibited by Norman Adams Ltd. at the Grosvenor House Antiques Fair, 1991 (see: Country Life, 13 June 1991, cover illustration and p. 166, pl. 8)

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