Lot Essay
Fruit-and-flower filled baskets of this form are displayed on 18th Century garden pedestals at Castle Howard, Yorkshire (see G. Jekyll, Garden Ornament, 1918, p. 121).
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LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF CARVED STONE BASKETS OF FRUIT
Late 19th early 20th Century
Each depicting a circular wicker basket of fruit and flowers
14 in. (35.5 cm.) high; approximately 19 in. (48 cm.) diam. (2)
Late 19th early 20th Century
Each depicting a circular wicker basket of fruit and flowers
14 in. (35.5 cm.) high; approximately 19 in. (48 cm.) diam. (2)
Sale room notice
The provenance for these stone carvings is:
The Manor House, Lower Blandford, Dorset, sold Dukes of Dorchester, 14 March 1998.
The Manor House, Lower Blandford, Dorset, sold Dukes of Dorchester, 14 March 1998.