Lot 202
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A VICTORIAN CAST IRON GARDEN SEAT
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A VICTORIAN CAST IRON GARDEN SEAT

SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, AFTER A ROBERT WOOD DESIGN

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A VICTORIAN CAST IRON GARDEN SEAT
Second half 19th century, AFTER A ROBERT WOOD DESIGN
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Lot Essay

The original design for this seat was first cast by the Robert Wood foundry, Philadelphia, USA, circa 1850 and may also have been cast in England.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE: Georg Himmelheber Cast Iron Furniture, Munich 1996, plate 120. A seat of the same design sold Christie's South Kensington 'The Country Seat' 22 June 2000, lot 104.

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