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  | TURTLE SCULPTURE, ITALIAN MARBLE Date: modern Price: Please contact us for price Description: Carved Verde Antique Italian black and white marble turtle. Signed by sculptor Richard H. Bailey. A beautiful natural sculpture perfect for a garden focal point or in a garden room. 9"H. 8"W. 16"D. Part of our collection of: Sculpture, statuary in Garden Antiques |
 | TURTLE MARBLE SCULPTURE Date: modern Price: Please contact us for price Description: Carved and polished sculpture of a turtle in black and grey Verde Antique Italian marble. With his head turned this is a beautiful natural rendition of a turtle, perfect to feature in the garden. Signed by the sculptor Richard H. Bailey. l0"H. 14"W. 16"D. Part of our collection of: Sculpture, statuary in Garden Antiques |
 | SKUNK, CARVED MARBLE Date: 1966 Price: Please contact us for price Description: Unusual carved King of Prussia marble sculpture of a skunk with prominent grey and white bands depicting the natural markings of a skunk. Signed and dated 1966 by noted sculptor Richard Bailey. 13"H. 7"W. 17"D. Part of our collection of: Sculpture, statuary in Garden Antiques |
 | BUTTERFLY, MARBLE Date: early 20th century Price: Please contact us for price Description: Carved marble butterfly of rare red Italian marble mounted on stone stand. An unusual and charming piece for the garden or garden room. Sculpture by artist Richard H. Bailey. Early 20th century. Butterfly with out base measures: 10"H. 11"W. 1"D. Part of our collection of: Sculpture, statuary in Garden Antiques |
 | MARBLE DECOY Date: Early 20th century Price: $225 Description: Carved marble decoy of King of Prussia marble, quarried in Pennsylvania north of Philadelphia in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. This beautiful white and grey marble was used for many important public buildings and fine furniture at that time and is highly sought today. Signed by sculptor. 9"H. 15"W. 5 "D. $225. Part of our collection of: Sculpture, statuary in Garden Antiques |
 | MARBLE DECOY Date: Early 20th century Price: $225 Description: Carved marble decoy of King of Prussia marble, a Pennsylvania marble quarried north of Philadelphia. This beautiful white and grey marble was used for important public buildings and furniture in the late 18th and early 19th century and is avidly sought today. 9" H. 15"W. 5"D. Signed by sculptor Richard Bailey. $225. Part of our collection of: Sculpture, statuary in Garden Antiques |
 | CAT SCULPTURE, MARBLE Date: Early 20th century Price: Please contact us for price Description: Marble sculpture of reclining cat in rare King of Prussia marble, the Pennsylvania stone quarried north of Philadelphia 1790-1860, having distinctive white with blue-grey striations. Sculpture by noted artist Richard Bailey. Perfect modern garden piece for all cat lovers. 11 1/2"H. 19 1/2"W. 10"D. Part of our collection of: Sculpture, statuary in Garden Antiques |
 | JOCKEY TORSO CAST IRON ANTIQUE Date: late 19th or early 20th century Price: Please contact us for price Description: Antique cast iron Jockey torso, in many layers of old paint, and of very heavy weight. Provenance from Delaware estate. Late 19th or very early 20th century. 42 inches high, 18 inches wide. Base 15 inches square. Part of our collection of: Hitching Post in Garden Antiques |
 | JOCKEY ANTIQUE HITCHING POST, CAST IRON, Date: early 20th century Price: Please contact us for price Description: Antique cast iron jockey hitching post figure in old paint, with arm extended holding ring, on original pedestal base. Very early 20th century. Found in New Jersey estate. 50 1/2 inches high, and 27 inches wide. Part of our collection of: Hitching Post in Garden Antiques |
 | SCOTTIE DOG DOORSTOP Date: vintage Price: $135 Description: Scottie dog cast iron doorstop in old black paint, heavy weight, vintage. 9 inches high, 10 1/2 inches long and 4 inches deep. $135. Part of our collection of: Doorstops in Garden Antiques |
 | WIRE BENCH WITH ROLLED CURVED BACK, ANTIQUE Date: circa 1900 Price: Please contact us for price Description: Antique heavy steel wire garden bench painted white, with curved crest rail and design of scrolls and spirals resting on square feet designed for resting grass surface. Circa 1900. 36 inches high, 57 inches wide and 32 inches deep. Part of our collection of: Benches in Garden Antiques |
 | WIRE SETTEE OR GARDEN BENCH, ANTIQUE, RECTANGULAR Date: late 19th or early 20th century Price: Please contact us for price Description: Antique wire work rectangular form settee with wrought iron frame, of heavy crimped wire, with square back and sides decorated with scrolls and circles and sitting on square feet. Circa 1900. Heavy wire was extremely popular for many forms of garden furniture such as plant stands, tables and chairs, settees and arbors during the late 19th century into the early 20th century. This heavy garden settee has several layers of old paint. It is a good size to place in many areas to give a light airy garden look and a comfortable seat. 33 inches high, 44 inches wide and 20 inches deep. Part of our collection of: Benches in Garden Antiques |
 | WIRE SETTEE OR BENCH, ANTIQUE Date: Circa 1900 Price: Please contact us for price Description: Antique wire work garden settee or bench in heavy steel wire. This decorative and heavy settee has been professionally cleaned and repainted. Circa 1900. 38 inches high, 54 inches wide, and 21 inches deep. Fanciful wire work furniture became very popular in the second half of the 19th century when wire work companies sold many varieties of wire pieces such as plant stands, chairs and settees, bird cages, trellis and even cradles. These pieces could be easily moved to be placed outdoors, on porches or verandas or indoors. Part of our collection of: Benches in Garden Antiques |
 | WIRE BENCH, 19TH CENTURY, WITH CUSHION Date: CIRCA 1896 Price: Please contact us for price Description: Antique heavy steel wire work settee or bench labeled on back "Scheeler & Sons, Buffalo, N.Y." Located at 316-32 Terrace St. Buffalo, N.Y. this company was formerly Buffalo Wire Works, and advertised 'wire goods, wirework and artistic metal work of all kinds.' Circa 1896. This elaborately designed settee or bench with the rolled crest rail, shaped seat and decorative scroll work has been professionally cleaned, primed and repainted and comes with a custom black chintz cushion. 38 inches high, 54 inches wide and 24 inches deep. Circa 1896. Part of our collection of: Benches in Garden Antiques |
 | WIRE GARDEN CHAIR, SINGLE, ANTIQUE Date: late 19th century Price: $295 Description: Single wire work garden chair with high back, shaped stretchers and curled feet. Late 19th century. 35 1/2 inches high 16 1/2 inches wide and 17 inches deep. $295. By the 19th century, furniture makers took advantage of technological advances in the manufacture of metal and began using reinforced steel wire first to make fencing and then to make elaborate and fancy chairs, benches, plant stands etc. that could withstand all climate conditions and were thus ideal for outdoor use. And because they were portable they were widely used from lawns to porches to interiors. Catalogs of ironwork manufacturers from the second half of the 19th century features all sorts of elaborate wire designs for plant stands, settees, bird cages and even cradles, all made of steel wire for interior and outdoor use. Part of our collection of: Chairs in Garden Antiques |
