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LARGE ANTIQUE CAST IRON URN ON HIGH PEDESTALLARGE ANTIQUE CAST IRON URN ON HIGH PEDESTAL
Date: Late 19th century
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Description: Two part antique cast iron garden urn with large ribbed bowl with egg and dart border decoration, sitting on high tapering plinth, the sides decorated with design of a raised decorative urn, and lower border of base decorated on each side with a swag and tassel design. 19th century American. This urn has been professionally cleaned and painted verdigris green. Consider the use of a single urn as a dramatic focal point in your garden--at the end of a path or at the intersection of two garden paths. 36"H. 22"W.bowl 18"square base. Very similar in design to urn #16215.

Part of our collection of: Planters/Urns in Garden Antiques
LARGE ANTIQUE CAST IRON URN, WITH URN AND SWAG DECORATIONLARGE ANTIQUE CAST IRON URN, WITH URN AND SWAG DECORATION
Date: Late 19th century
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Description: Large antique two part cast iron garden urn with large wide ribbed bowl with egg and dart border, resting on high tapering plinth decorated with raised design of urn, and swag decoration around lower base. 19th century. This urn has been professionally cleaned and painted a verdigris green color. 34"H. 21"W.bowl 17"D. base. A important single urn becomes a dramatic focal point at the end of a path or intersection of two garden paths, with or without plantings.

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MEDICI URN, ANTIQUE CAST IRON, LABELED JANES BEEBE & CO.MEDICI URN, ANTIQUE CAST IRON, LABELED JANES BEEBE & CO.
Date: Circa 1850
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Description: The classic design of this urn is called the Medici Urn, after a marble bell shaped urn sculpted in Athens 1st century AD as a garden ornament and now in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy. This cast iron example of the Medici urn's bowl is decorated in high relief with Greek figures in a procession. The rim of the bowl is labeled with the the name Janes Beebe & Co. This 1850's foundry was located in Manhattan and then moved to the Bronx,N.Y. By 1859 the name was changed to Janes, Fowler, Kirkland & Company and they won the contract to replace the dome of the U.S. Capital Building with a new cast iron dome. The work was done at their foundry in the Bronx, N.Y. through out the Civil War. The Janes Beebe & Co. label dates this Medici urn to the 1850's. The socle of the urn on a square base is labeled Walbridge & Co. Buffalo, N.Y. so is a replacement. The urn has been professionally cleaned and repainted. 49 1/2"H. 23 1/2"W.

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PAIR CAST IRON URNS, ANTIQUEPAIR CAST IRON URNS, ANTIQUE
Date: late 19th or very early 20th c.
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Description: Pair of beautifully detailed antique cast iron garden urns, with decorative rims and also beading on the socle below the bowl. Professional minor repairs, cleaned and repainted gloss black. Late 19th or early 20th c. 17"H. 24"W. 9 1/2"square base.

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PAIR HORIZONTAL CAST IRON URNS, ANTIQUEPAIR HORIZONTAL CAST IRON URNS, ANTIQUE
Date: Late 19th century early 20th C.
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Description: Pair antique cast iron jardinieres or trough planters with fine detail to casting, late 19th or early 20th century. This curvilinear form is unusual and attractive. 11"H. 27"W. !4"D.

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PAIR LARGE CAST IRON URNS, ANTIQUEPAIR LARGE CAST IRON URNS, ANTIQUE
Date: Late 19th century early 20th C.
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Description: Pair of unusual large cast iron garden urns, with lobed bowls and upright handles, antique, late 19th century 38"H. 24"W. These urns relate to French urns with similar handles shown in the circa 1870 trade catalog of The Societe Anonyme des Hauts-Forneaux & Fonderies du Val d'Osne, a group of designers and founders in France. J.W. Fiske Iron Wks. New York also made a similar urn with and without handles.

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SEWER  TILE FAUX BOIS PLANTER OR CACHE POT, ANTIQUESEWER TILE FAUX BOIS PLANTER OR CACHE POT, ANTIQUE
Date: circa 1900
Price: $225
Description: Sewer tile cache pot or planter pot in form of tree trunk with stumps and bark. Sewer tile pieces were made usually by workers in the sewer pipe factories, generally in Ohio where the good clay was found. At the end of the day they used left over pipe clay to make sculptural pieces such as planters, animals,and all sorts of other artistic forms which are now very collectable. This charming planter is a perfect piece for a special planting. 7 1/2 inches high, and 8 inches wide. $225.

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TURTLE MARBLE SCULPTURETURTLE MARBLE SCULPTURE
Date: modern
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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.

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WIRE CHAIR, SINGLE, 19TH CENTURYWIRE CHAIR, SINGLE, 19TH CENTURY
Date: Late 19th or early 20th c.
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Description: Antique steel wirework garden chair in fanciful design, heavy weight, painted black. This wirework furniture was very popular in the late 19th century and early 20th century and was used both in the garden and in the home. 35 inches high, 24 1/2 inches wide.

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WIRE SETTEE OR BENCH, ANTIQUEWIRE SETTEE OR BENCH, ANTIQUE
Date: Circa 1900
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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.

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WIRE SETTEE OR GARDEN BENCH,  ANTIQUE, RECTANGULARWIRE SETTEE OR GARDEN BENCH, ANTIQUE, RECTANGULAR
Date: late 19th or early 20th century
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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