A Coalbrookdale Gothic pattern cast iron seat

CIRCA 1860

Details

A Coalbrookdale Gothic pattern cast iron seat
Circa 1860
The inverted arcaded back pierced with quatrefoils and crockets flanking a central faux armorial shield, the sides with griffin heads and conforming tracery, with wooden slatted seat, stamped C-B-DALE CO. NO.99277, NO.22, with registration stamp for 5th February 1854
72in. (183cm) wide.

Provenance

The Grevilles, Earls of Warwick, formerly at Warwick Castle. Sotheby's Syon Park sale, 14-16 May, 1997, lot 1138.

Lot Essay

This design number 99277 is No.22 in the 1875 Coalbrookdale Castings Catalogue, section 111, page 253. This design was registered and patented by the Coalbrookdale Foundry at the Public Record Office, on 5th of February, 1854.

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