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Two wirework trellises

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one with flared upper portion, the other with flat top and flared bottom, both with spiral wirework on the shaft

Janes, Kirtland & Co., Illustrated Catalogue of
Ornamental Iron Work, New York, 1870, unpaged.

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Rare cast-iron "Rococo" or "Gothic" garden seat

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the back constructed of hoops, the seat pierced, the front and back legs of cabriole form.

Illustration: Janes, Kirtland & Co., Illustrated Catalogue of Ornamental Iron Work, New York, 1870, unpaged.

Group of terra-cotta planters with rams’ head handles, the bowl of each planter ornamented with laurel swags and stiff leaf motif

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Wirework plant stand with single “basket” to hold a pot or pots on four simple legs, with x-form stretchers and scrolled feet

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Illustration: Gilson, Wirework plant stand Special Catalogue of E. T. Barnum’s Wire Goods, Wire and Iron Work, Detroit: No. 29, Special Supplement, 1881.

Montgomery Place Elephant

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Pair of terra-cotta urns in the Renaissance revival style, the handles in the form of cherubic grotesque figures with arms crossed over chest, the body of the urns ornamented with floral swags and fleur-de-lis cartouches

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Terra-cotta figural group titled L’Amour et L’Innocence (“Love and Innocence”)

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consisting of two curly-haired cherubs, one holding and kissing a bird, each with one arm around the other, the figures with a small dog at their feet

Illustration: Gossin Frères, statuaires, ornemanistes, fabrique de terre cuite: ... sujets pour…

Wirework and wrought-iron garden gate

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Pair of wooden architectural fragments in the Rococo Revival style, with central Green Man mask ornamented with foliate embellishments

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