Stock No.16401
A fine 19th century copy of the Sosibios vase by Handyside & Co in cast iron, with its original stepped plinth base. This was originally retailed by the Handyside foundry at £4 in 1880.
Notes:
This cast iron urn is modelled on a white marble urn from antiquity by Sosibios, a Greek sculptor working in Rome around 50 BC. An English version of the model was later in the 1874 catalogue of A. Handyside and Co. of Derby and London. A set of four painted cast-iron urns of this model sold at Christie's Wrotham Park, 4 June 1991 lot 120. .
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
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16 7⁄8"
43 cms |
33 1⁄8"
84 cms |
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57 1⁄8"
145 cms |
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