Sale 5303
London, South Kensington
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16 September 2014
Price realised
GBP 4,375
Estimate
A PAIR OF ENGLISH RED-PAINTED CAST AND WROUGHT-IRON GATES AND GATE POSTS LATE 20TH CENTURY, AFTER THE GATES AT STRAWBERRY FIELDS ORPHANAGE, LIVERPOOL The openwork scrolled gates with shaped frames and turned finials within a pair of rectangular posts with finials Posts -- 79 in. (201 cm.) high; gates 68 in. (173 cm.) high; overall width 115 in. (292 cm.) approx.
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These gates are the same model as the gates made for Strawberry Fields orphanage in Woolton, Liverpool made famous in 1967 by the Beatles song "Strawberry Fields Forever" written by John Lennon.
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