A magnificent classical cast iron wall font featuring a beau...

Estimate

£150 - £220

A magnificent classical cast iron wall font featuring a beautifully modelled classical female figure, a serene nymph with flowing hair, holding a tilted urn from which water would traditionally pour, the ornate arched backplate is decorated with shell, scroll, bead-and-reel and acanthus leaf detail, topped with a fan shell finial, below, the generous scallop-edged basin sits on a fluted pedestal, the whole piece is finished in a green/bronze verdigris, approx. 118cm high, basin width approx. 67cm, wall projection approx. 42cm, 74kg weight, this exceptional quality wall feature would transform any garden wall, courtyard or walled garden. Can be plumbed to run water or displayed dry. Please note that all lots in this auction are held offsite and collection would be from Windsor Classical Gardens in Datchet (SL3) and would be strictly by appointment arranged through Bamfords Auctioneers on 01332 210000.