Lot 143
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A PAIR OF WILLIAM IV BRONZE FIGURES OF GREEK MAIDENS

AFTER T. SMITH & SONS, CIRCA 1835

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A PAIR OF WILLIAM IV BRONZE FIGURES OF GREEK MAIDENS
AFTER T. SMITH & SONS, CIRCA 1835
Each holding a lotus-leaf basket above their heads, possibly for a light fitment, on a square stepped plinth, stamped 'PUBLISHED BY T. SMITH & SONS 9TH JULY 1827'
21 in. (53.5 cm.) high (2)
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Lot Essay

The plinth-supported Grecian caryatic vestals, are conceived in the French fashion, and support palm-wreathed bases, possibly for a colza-lamp urn and branches. They bear the brand of T[imothy?] Smith & Sons, who were probably the firm of Birmingham Brass Founders recorded in Bartholomew Street in the mid-19th century.

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