Lot Essay
AN EXAMPLE OF THIS DESIGN IS ILLUSTRATED IN J. HODGKINSON, BRITISH CAST-IRON FIREBACKS, 2010, P.176
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POSSIBLY MADE BY THE WEALDEN BREDE FURNACE, SUSSEX DATED 1650
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A COMMONWEALTH CAST-IRON FIREBACK
POSSIBLY MADE BY THE WEALDEN BREDE FURNACE, SUSSEX DATED 1650
CAST IN HIGH RELIEF WITH A SCENE OF ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON AND WITH THE LATIN INSCRIPTION 'CVRSIVS', 'NIL DESPERANDVM', AND WITH THE INITIALS 'IM' PROBABLY RELATING TO THE PATTERN MAKER
23 X 36 IN. (59 X 91 CM.)
POSSIBLY MADE BY THE WEALDEN BREDE FURNACE, SUSSEX DATED 1650
CAST IN HIGH RELIEF WITH A SCENE OF ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON AND WITH THE LATIN INSCRIPTION 'CVRSIVS', 'NIL DESPERANDVM', AND WITH THE INITIALS 'IM' PROBABLY RELATING TO THE PATTERN MAKER
23 X 36 IN. (59 X 91 CM.)
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