J M Blashfield Buff Terracotta Winged Harpy Urn c.1860

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J M Blashfield Buff Terracotta Winged Harpy Urn c.1860An incredibly rare example of a terracotta urn depicting four mythical Harpies, attributed to John Marriott Blashfield c. 1860. The four bear breasted winged Harpies, sit linking their wings, at the four corners of the turned waisted socle, on a squared shaped fluted plinth. John Marriott Blashfield, remarked in his essay Account of the History and Manufacture of Ancient and Modern Terracotta (1855) that he had been inspired to make a kind of

The Upper Harz refers to the northwestern and higher part of the Harz mountain range in Germany In its traditional sense

To the right of his torso you can make out residual red polychrome - the dripping blood of a deep wound made by the Roman Soldier’s spear

still containing some of the forms for cartridge and barrel measurement

The body of the urns and handles are a baroque display of shells and foliate garlands

With ornate carved supports flowing from his skirt and tail would have be adorned by illuminating candles

Cast iron with original flaky cream coloured paint

The now demolished Place was a magnificent 14th Century stone structure

An unusual and characterful stone composite cow

The composition is framed within an exuberantly moulded border of alternating shell forms

An incredibly beautiful Neoclassical Louis XVI silver leaf gilt French Provincial mirror with red oxide-bole base c

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The fountain is covered in wonderful lichens and has patination from historical use