Antique French Cast Iron Urn with Scroll Handles storeage

Antique French Cast Iron Urn with Scroll Handles storeageA beautifully sculptural antique French cast iron urn, featuring elegant scroll handles and a classic pedestal base. The form draws on the traditional neoclassical garden urn, a style widely used in French terraces and formal gardens during the late 19th century. The surface has developed a deep aged patina with areas of oxidation and softened paint remnants, giving the piece wonderful texture and authenticity. Its generous handles and shallow bowl

worn and sculptural

Place on a console or sideboard as a sculptural object

The gilding has worn back in places

entrance hall

Bring classical lighting to your home

A richly weathered French garden urn with traces of original silvered finish emerging through layers of oxidised terracotta-toned patina

texture and small surface pinholes are an inherent characteristic of the casting process and contribute to the authentic appearance of the fountain

During his illustrious career

• France

It was originally designed for the popular 18th-century French game of Bouillotte

It has the rare ability to sit comfortably within both centuries-old interiors and highly resolved contemporary spaces

Originally intended to support a curtain pole with full drapery treatment