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1 of 253523 objects
Winter 1704
Lead and antimony alloy, marble, stone | 138 x 88 x 88 cm (whole object) | RCIN 71443
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A lead and antimony alloy urn with a fixed cover with a fruit and foliage finial, the cover cast with leaves in high relief; the body cast with figures representing Winter, the lower body gadrooned, on a circular spreading base decorated with oak leaves, the whole raised on a stone socle and marble plinth.
The vase bodies cast by Filips van der Mij in Leiden. The feet and lids were modelled by Giovanni Battista Lurago.
The vase is one in a set of four representing the seasons.Provenance
Purchased by George IV in 1825. Received at Carlton House from Mr Graham of Waterloo Place on 25th July 1825 'Four large vases (...)' at a cost of £472.10.0 (Jutsham Receipts Vol.II p.206).
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Creator(s)
(founder (metals))(modeller)Acquirer(s)
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Medium and techniques
Lead and antimony alloy, marble, stone
Measurements
138 x 88 x 88 cm (whole object)
7 x 46 x 46 cm (whole object)
115 x 79 x 79 cm (whole object)
140.8 x 90.0 cm (whole object)
Place of Production
Leiden [Netherlands]