A Magnificent Pair of Carved c.1860 Stone Gate Pier Carvings; Ex Duke of Sutherland, Trentham Estate

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A Magnificent Pair of Carved c.1860 Stone Gate Pier Carvings; Ex Duke of Sutherland, Trentham EstateOrigin: English Period: Mid Nineteenth Century Provenance: Ex Duke of Sutherland, Tittensor, Trentham Estate, Staffordshire, England Date: c. 1840 70 Height: 14 inches Width 20 inches Depth: 20 inches Weight: 125 KGS each (all approx) The pair of mid nineteenth century stone gate pier carvings, each modelled as the head of a gothic mythical beast, and when placed together forming half of a substantial capital, originally being located on a gateway

balloon backed with elegant splat

Provenance: Gamble

Cobalt bottles

The carving here is exquisitely and patiently executed with only the top surfaces of the walnut remaining un-carved

This particular example is slightly more unusual as there is no sliding mechanism

and details of pleasure trips by underground

and Germans as early as the 17th century

This would have been a postal box for private use in a large Victorian house or establishment such as a surgery or other small business and is a charming throwback to when letters were an integral part of day-to-day life

There is some general wear and crackle to the paintwork but the box is structurally very sound

when Cooper was demobilized after seven years of military service

though not distinct

The precise date of its first appearance is not known

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