A GEORGE III BLUE-JOHN SOLID URN
A COLLECTION OF BLUE JOHN FORMED IN THE 19TH CENTURY
A GEORGE III BLUE-JOHN SOLID URN

CIRCA 1780

Details
A GEORGE III BLUE-JOHN SOLID URN
CIRCA 1780
Of typical form with a tapering body on a square plinth bordered with alabaster and slate
9½ in. (24 cm.) high; 3½ in. (8.5 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Gerard Leigh (d. 1875) and the Leigh family, Luton Hoo Park, Bedfordshire, and thence by descent to the present owner.

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Lot Essay

The urn, from a mantelpiece-garniture, follows a design illustrated in Matthew Boulton and John Fothergill's Pattern Book (N. Goodison, Ormolu: The Work of Matthew Boulton, London, 1974, fig. 163, no. l). A pair of the same model was sold from the collection of the late Simon Sainsbury, Christie's, London, 18 June 2008, lot 92 (£73,250 including premium).

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