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THE PROPERTY OF A NORTH AMERICAN MUSEUM, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITIONS FUND
(LOTS 233-240)
TWO GEORGIAN LEAD CISTERNS
DATED 1736 AND 1772, WITH ASSOCIATED LIONS' MASK FONTS
Details
TWO GEORGIAN LEAD CISTERNS
Dated 1736 and 1772, with associated lions' mask fonts
Each with a divided case and detached lion's-mask font above the cistern with embossed strapwork decoration, one dated IS 1772 incorporating figures of putti, Apollo and Saint George, the sides with recumbent lions below a coronet, the other dated 1736 and with dolphins and birds beneath a band of flowers and with a crest of a displayed bird on ropetwist
The larger cistern 36in. (91.5cm.) high, 42in. (107cm.) wide, 27in. (68.5cm.) deep (2)
Dated 1736 and 1772, with associated lions' mask fonts
Each with a divided case and detached lion's-mask font above the cistern with embossed strapwork decoration, one dated IS 1772 incorporating figures of putti, Apollo and Saint George, the sides with recumbent lions below a coronet, the other dated 1736 and with dolphins and birds beneath a band of flowers and with a crest of a displayed bird on ropetwist
The larger cistern 36in. (91.5cm.) high, 42in. (107cm.) wide, 27in. (68.5cm.) deep (2)
Provenance
Purchased on the London market in 1975.