CIRCA 1870, ATTRIBUTED TO THE HANDYSIDE FOUNDRY, DERBY AND LONDON

Although bearing no identification marks these vases can be attributed to the leading 19th century cast-iron foundry Handyside because the model was first shown at the 1862 Exhibition where it was awarded a prize medal. (Ref: The Art Journal Catalogue of the Great Exhibition 1862, page 20). Versions of the vase are also illustrated in their 1867, 1868, and 1874 trade catalogues. Andrew Handyside exported his cast iron work from the Britannia foundry on the bank of the River Derwent in Derby and their London showroom at 32 Walbrook in the city. Ornamental cast iron wares were sent across the world and examples of their garden vases can be seen in the Erewash Museum, Ilkeston, the Derby Arboretum, the Swiss Gardens in Bedfordshire and the Botanical Gardens in Ooty, India.