ATTRIBUTED TO THE HANDYSIDE FOUNDRY, MID 19TH CENTURY

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AN ENGLISH CAST IRON MODEL OF THE BORGHESE VASE
ATTRIBUTED TO the Handyside Foundry, mid 19th century
28in. (71cm.) high
on an associated English stoneware fluted column, second half 19th century -- 24½in. (62cm.) high

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Lot Essay

Andrew Handyside aquired the firm in 1848, formerly owned by Weatherhead and Glover 1818-1843; thence Thomas Wright 1843-1848. He expanded the production to cover architectural, engineering and decorative wares such as garden vases and fountains.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Barbara Israel, Antique Garden Ornament, Harry N. Abrams, 1999.

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