Rare Queen Anne Lead Cistern with Cherubs 1711

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Rare Queen Anne Lead Cistern with Cherubs 1711An exquisite rare Queen Anne (1665 1714) Lead Cistern dated 1711. The cistern bears three embellished sides, the front decorated with a frieze with date 1711 alongside dancing and frolicking Cherubs riding a small chariot. The front and sides are each punctuated by four rose motifs. The Classical representation of dancing Cherubs can be found in art and architecture from the Roman period through to Renaissance Europe and on to Georgian England. This

Antiquarian and Art Dealer - the vase is now housed in the Burrel Collection in Glasgow

The base of the sculpture is suggestive of a garden grotto

Covered in lichen with a great wear and patina

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The original sculpture held a glass orb oil lamp

A charmingly carved Carrara marble bust depicting an ethereally beautiful rendition of Flora

with Ram’s heads at each corner of a shallow carved bowl

The Wood & Perot period (1858-1866) saw an explosion in the way of ornamental offerings including animal

A wonderful life-scale cast iron late 19th Century Red Doe Deer

Delightful 1930s recumbent Foal with a Fleur De Lis collar

also called the Riace Warriors

illustrates that this would have been a precious piece created as a stand-out object for an important home