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Thomas Chippendale II (1749 - 1822)
Category
Architecture / Features & Decoration
Date
1802
Materials
Bronze, Giltwood, Marble
Collection
Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 730796
Summary
Three bronze urns with giltwood pedestals, neo-classical design, the concave triangular bases with applique greek motifs, 3 philosophers heads joined by laurel festoons, on paw feet, the reeded shafts with leaf bases and spiral ribbons, circular white marble platforms with bronze urns on four satyr monopodia supports. Two said to have been bought from Fonthill Abbey, slightly altered and a third made to match.
Makers and roles
Thomas Chippendale II (1749 - 1822), cabinet maker