Antique Garden Furniture: Ornaments, Statues & Fountains
Our collection of antique garden furniture, antique fountains, outdoor ornaments and garden statues.
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Stock: 16556
A rare pair of large cast iron Handyside urns after the the Medici Vase. These urns were manufactured by the renowned Andrew Handyside & Co Foundry, and as illustrated in the catalogue, are a near pair, with a different subject to the bas-relief friezes. The right is a faithful copy to the original Medici Vase, now on display at the Uffizi in Florence. Both are mounted on their original pedestals.
English, c.1851.
Notes: The Handyside Foundry exhibited this model at the Great Exhibition of 1851, as it was, and still remains, one of the most popular subjects from antiquity.
Having returned from his uncle's engineering business in Russia, the young engineer Andrew Handyside took over the Britannia iron works in Derby in 1848, a foundry that was known for the quality of its casting, owing to the fine sand that could be found in the region. He made a wide range of materials in cast iron, from garden ornaments, to iron buildings and bridges.
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Depth |
| Urn & Base |
23 5⁄8"
60 cms |
54 1⁄4"
138 cms |
23 5⁄8"
60 cms |
| Base |
19 1⁄4"
49 cms |
24"
61 cms |
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Stock: 16530
A set of two black painted cast iron garden urns on stands, attributed to the Handyside Foundry. This set of campana urns with flared lobed rims, have lovely acanthine foliate embellishments to the body, over gadrooned socles. They are mounted with mask and loop handles. The plinths are simply decorated with bound laurel wreaths.
English, mid 19th century.
Notes: The renowned American landscape gardener, writer and horticulturalist Andrew Jackson Downing (October 31, 1815 – July 28, 1852) speaks fondly of the garden urn stating,“There are few objects that may, with so much good effect, be introduced into the scenery of pleasure grounds, surrounding a tasteful villa, as the vase in its many varied forms.”
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Depth |
| Urn & Base |
17 1⁄4"
44 cms |
44"
111.8 cms |
17 1⁄4"
44 cms |
| Base |
13 5⁄8"
34.5 cms |
19 13⁄16"
50.3 cms |
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Stock: 4506
A weathered carved stone bust of Moliere, the 17th century French playwright (1622 - 1673) looking to dexter.
French, circa 1720.
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21"
53.3 cms |
25"
63.5 cms |
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Stock: 15739
A pair of Victorian cast iron campana garden urns with gadrooned fluted bodies on square bases.
English, c.1880.
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16 1⁄8"
41 cms |
20 1⁄2"
52 cms |
9 5⁄8"
24.5 cms |
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Stock: 15936
A pair of elegant nineteenth-century cast iron garden urns, each with a flared egg and dart rim over a gadrooned body mounted on a square base. Perfect as planters on plinths or perhaps a wall.
English c.1880.
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22"
56 cms |
15"
38 cms |
10"
25.3 cms |
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Stock: 15818
A rare antique terracotta sundial attributed to the Compton Pottery of Guildford. The sundial comprises a putto holding the dial and this is mounted on a Tuscan column.
A Sundial of this type would have been used by garden designers such as Gertrude Jeckyll for her Arts and Crafts style gardens, and would look fabulous in a number of settings.
English, c. 1910.
Photo before restoration.
Notes: The Compton Pottery was a well-regarded pottery specialising in garden pots and ornamentation. They received commissions from well known figures, including Lutyens, and their work was stocked at Liberty and Co. It was founded by Mary Watts in 1900, and they operated until 1956.
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18 7⁄8"
48 cms |
48"
122 cms |
18 7⁄8"
48 cms |
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Stock: 12853
A pair of late Victorian cast iron urns of fluted, squat campana form with egg and dart moulded borders, on square bases.
English, circa 1880.
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Height |
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21 11⁄16"
55 cms |
14 3⁄8"
36.5 cms |
9 1⁄8"
23.2 cms |
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Stock: 13151
A pair of Victorian terracotta campana garden urns on Doulton plinths, the urns with scalloped and fluted sides and rims mounted on elegantly understated plinths.
English Circa 1870.
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Height |
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17 11⁄16"
45 cms |
21 1⁄4"
54 cms |
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15"
38 cms |
23 3⁄16"
59 cms |
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Stock: 15724
A large and finely carved 19th century Italian marble lidded urn, decorated with trailing grape vines and and dramatic handles, modelled as grinning and horned satyrs. The body of the urn is carved with two cartouches, one depicting a nymph bathing in a pool whilst a satyr observes, hidden by bullrushes. The other depicts an a satyr and a goat in an amorous and playful embrace. After the antique.
Italian, c.1850.
Could be situated in a sheltered spot in a garden or courtyard, but equally suited to an interior setting.
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28"
71 cms |
40"
101.5 cms |
19 11⁄16"
50 cms |
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Stock: 15598
An 18th century bronze sundial, the dial plate inscribed Bywater Dawson & Co. Liverpool, on a substantial 19th century cast iron base, mounted on a millstone.
English, 18th century with 19th century base.
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Height |
Depth |
| without stone base |
12 5⁄8"
32 cms |
53 1⁄8"
135 cms |
12 5⁄8"
32 cms |
| with stone base |
19 11⁄16"
50 cms |
61"
155 cms |
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Stock: 15516
A set of four Victorian cast iron garden chairs, with spoon backs featuring crisply cast decoration above circular seats cast with a radiating circular pattern and resting on elaborate cabriole shaped legs. This is not an identical set, as is formed form 2 very similar pairs. Very much in the Coalbrookdale style, and would work well as a patio set as they are very heavy.
English, c.1880
Photographs before restoration.
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Depth |
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16 1⁄2"
42 cms |
32 1⁄4"
82 cms |
20 1⁄2"
52 cms |
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Stock: 12480
A rather fine Baroque style three tier garden fountain carved in patinated Doddington Sandstone. The three strongly carved ascending bowls each rest on ornate and sturdy baluster stems. As the water flows the air is filled with the soothing and gently tinkling sounds of a babbling brook. Shown with clover shaped basin SNo 12697 not included. French, mid 19th century
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39 3⁄8"
100 cms |
83 1⁄2"
212 cms |
39 3⁄8"
100 cms |
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Stock: 8638
A pair of large, early 20th century, terracotta garden urns in the Baroque manner with gadrooned bowls and plaited basket weave band collars around the necks.
English, circa 1930.
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16 1⁄8"
41 cms |
15 11⁄16"
40 cms |
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Stock: 7814
A small Victorian, crudely carved mill stone grit garden figure of a seated, mop headed boy.
English, circa 1880.
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height |
depth |
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14 13⁄16"
37.5 cms |
18"
45.7 cms |
15 11⁄16"
40 cms |
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Stock: 12733
A large, early 20th century composition stone garden bird bath. The deep, round bowl is raised on an octagonal pedestal.
English, circa 1920.
Image before restoration.
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Width |
Height |
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48"
122 cms |
32 1⁄4"
82 cms |
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19 11⁄16"
50 cms |
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Stock: 15245
A very large 20th century bronze fountain. Water spouts from the mouths of four grotesque masques, mounted at the top on a large gadrooned urn, and tumbles down into a wide bowl. From there it falls out of the mouths of twelve lion mask heads and down into a basin.The great bowl is held aloft by four elegant classical female figures with the names MERANIE, LALOIRE, LASAONE & VERONIC carved into the base of each figure. Two of these names may be referring to the French rivers the Saone and the Loire.
French, 20th century. .
Shown with clover shaped basin SNo 12697 not included.
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Height |
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60 3⁄16"
153 cms |
84 1⁄4"
214 cms |
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Stock: 14778
An Arts and Crafts stone bird bath or garden ornament. The wide bowl rests on carved effigies of three angels pointing to heaven supported by a stone socle plinth. Around the foot of the plinth are the Gratias Tibi Domine (Thanks be to God) and the initials G K & D.
English, 19th century.
Photos before restoration.
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Depth |
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31 1⁄2"
80 cms |
49 5⁄8"
126 cms |
31 1⁄2"
80 cms |
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Stock: 14081
A large Victorian carved Portland Stone antique lion fountain head.
English mid 19th century.
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height |
depth |
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31 1⁄8"
79 cms |
22 13⁄16"
58 cms |
16 1⁄2"
42 cms |
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Stock: 7347
A small Baroque style replica lead water fountain with two tiered scalloped basins surmounted by four playful putti on a tri-dolphin base. English, late 20th century.
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width |
height |
depth |
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20 1⁄2"
52 cms |
33 1⁄2"
85 cms |
15 11⁄16"
40 cms |
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Stock: 13277
A large Edwardian terracotta garden urn attributed to the Garnick Fireclay Company, Lanarkshire, Scotland. The body with ribbon-tied oak leaf bands on lobed undersides above a waisted socle and square section base, the base stamped with the name Garnick. Probably once one of a pair.
Scottish, early 20th century.
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Depth |
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26 3⁄8"
67 cms |
30 1⁄4"
77 cms |
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Stock: 14868
A monumental Regency stoneware urn, in the manner of the antique. This magnificent urn recalls the form of an Ancient Greek krater - a large vessel for mixing wine. The entire urn is dedicated to the God of Wine Bacchus (Dionysus), with a band of fruiting vines to the neck, underneath which is high-relief frieze depicting a Bacchic procession or thiasus, with revellers carrying cups of wine, bunches of grapes and the other trappings of a hedonistic feast. The serpents fashioned into handles are characteristic of Bacchic iconography and they are often associated with Bacchus, as Maenads - female followers of the God - wore snakes in their hair.
This urn is unlike any other we have come across, but echoes the popularity of themes from classical antiquity, made even more popular by the phenomenon of the Grand Tour. The great engraver and antiquarian Giovanni Battista Piranesi even produced an engraved volume solely dedicated to the designs of urns in the antique style. He then manufactured urns in his Italian workshops. In England, the famous manufacturer Eleanor Coade and designers such as Thomas Hope also produced urns in the antique manner for an eager public.
The urn is made from a weather impervious stoneware, similar to the famous Coade stone. Restoration to the handles has been carried out.
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Height |
Depth |
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29 7⁄8"
76 cms |
57 7⁄8"
147 cms |
32 11⁄16"
83 cms |
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18 1⁄2"
47 cms |
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Stock: 7604
A pair of large restored terracotta lions modelled in the Baroque manner, seated on bases which are stamped, ‘Fabrique de Lapujade, Ouvriers Associes, Ses de Negrier, Toulouse.’ With restorations. French, 19th century.
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depth |
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18 1⁄2"
47 cms |
33"
83.8 cms |
20"
50.8 cms |
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Stock: 15004
An elegant white painted Regency wrought iron garden seat with an oval and arched sectioned back above a slatted seat with curled feet and a bowed cross-stretcher. English, early 19th century.
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Height |
Depth |
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70 1⁄8"
178 cms |
38 5⁄8"
98 cms |
29 7⁄8"
76 cms |
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Stock: 12821
A garden wall plaque carved in low relief in Portland Stone depicting a stylised Viking helmet above a book crossed by a sword above a chain. One of a set of three together with SNos 12819 & 12820 each with a Viking theme.
English, circa 1930's.
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Depth |
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21 1⁄8"
53.5 cms |
41 7⁄8"
106.5 cms |
4 1⁄4"
11 cms |
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Stock: 12820
A Portland Stone garden wall plaque carved in low relief depicting a stylised Viking helmet above a shield and weaponry. One of a set of three together with SNos 12819 & 12821 each with a Viking theme.
English 20th century.
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Depth |
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21 1⁄8"
53.5 cms |
41 7⁄8"
106.5 cms |
4 1⁄4"
11 cms |
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Stock: 12819
A Portland Stone wall plaque carved in low relief depicting a stylised Viking galleon surmounted by an equally stylised crown. One of a set of three together with SNos 12820 & 12821 each with a Viking theme.
English, circa 1930 century.
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Depth |
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21 1⁄8"
53.5 cms |
41 7⁄8"
106.5 cms |
4 1⁄4"
11 cms |
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Stock: 12456
A large reconstituted stone garden urn in the classical tradition. The ovoid body, with carved trailing grape vine decoration, sits on a rope twist socle and is raised on a castellated plinth.
English, mid 20th century.
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Width |
Height |
Depth |
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31 1⁄8"
79 cms |
50 13⁄16"
129 cms |
25 5⁄8"
65 cms |
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Stock: 12872
A pair of composition stone 'Medici Lions'. The originals were made in 1789 and are to be found on the steps of the Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence in Italy. Both lions in matching prowling stance with one paw raised and resting on a cannon ball. One of two pairs with SNo 12871.
English, second half of 20th century.
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28"
71 cms |
20 1⁄8"
51 cms |
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Stock: 13654
A pair of large and regal 20th century patinated bronze lions couchant. They could be displayed indoors, although their sheer size would dominate most rooms, rather much more suited to the outdoors in say a garden or a park.
Mid to late 20th century, origin unknown.
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59 1⁄8"
150 cms |
29 1⁄2"
75 cms |
23 5⁄8"
60 cms |
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Stock: 14649
A 20th century reconstituted stone well head in the Neoclassical style with bird and foliate carvings surmounted by an ornate wrought arch supporting the winding gear with its pulley, chain and bucket lift. Please note that the bucket is missing.
English, mid 20th century.
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Height |
Depth |
| Well Head |
28 1⁄4"
72 cms |
80 1⁄4"
204 cms |
28 1⁄4"
72 cms |
| Base |
51 3⁄16"
130 cms |
4 11⁄16"
12 cms |
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Stock: 13814
A small cast iron garden seat for two in the Rococo style.
English, mid to late 20th century.
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Depth |
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42 7⁄8"
109 cms |
34 1⁄8"
86.5 cms |
17 11⁄16"
45 cms |
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Stock: 14717
A large pair of Scottish glazed stoneware Campan style garden urns. The wide brimmed bowls with linked egg and dart detail above gadrooned stems raised on stepped bases resting on sturdy reeded column stands.
Scottish late 19th early 20th century.
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32 11⁄16"
83 cms |
23 3⁄16"
59 cms |
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18 1⁄8"
46 cms |
28"
71 cms |
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Stock: 13137
A pair of tall antique terracotta pillars or gate piers. The pineapple and acanthus finials, with rope twist bases, sit on plain caps with arched clam shell cornices above ornate columns decorated with branching stylised foliage and flowers and bands of acanthus and laurel. They are supported on large bases with stylised clams to each of the four corners. The missing concrete base can be reproduced if required. As found. Purportedly made by Mark Henry Blanchard & Company.
English, circa 1870.
Notes: Mark Blanchard (1816-1892) worked as an apprentice with the Coade Company until around 1839 when he established his own works in 1840 at 74, Blackfriars Road, Lambeth in London. In 1883 he moved his works to Bishops Waltham so he could be nearer his source of clay where he continued to produce a range of terracotta garden ornaments his earlier items having a buff colour similar to Coadestone the current vogue of the Victorians.
Westland Note: We have only now been able to offer these for sale as for the past few years a pair of blue tits have been in residence each springtime and we left them in peace. They have since moved elsewhere.
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24"
61 cms |
80 11⁄16"
205 cms |
24"
61 cms |
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Stock: 9618
A red sandstone column and capital, adorned with putti and festoons. Scottish, 18th Century.
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20 1⁄8"
51 cms |
39 3⁄8"
100 cms |
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Stock: 7224
A carved Carrara marble fountain centrepiece with four entwined putti holding a gadrooned bowl aloft standing astride stylised dolphins mounted on a rustic base.
Italian, mid to late 19th century.
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23 5⁄8"
60 cms |
44 7⁄8"
114 cms |
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Antique Garden Furniture
Antique garden furniture and ornamentation is a great way to introduce character to an outside space, whether a sprawling garden, a small patio or even a balcony.
Antique garden furniture was built to last almost without exception, with both the materials and the craftsmanship involved being of a far greater quality than we expect from the modern equivalents.
If you are looking for a focal point it can be created with antique garden ornaments. The practice of garden embellishment originated with the Romans, who displayed copies of Greek statues in their villa gardens. Later, during the Renaissance period, Roman statuary was recovered to be incorporated into Italian gardens.
There is an enormously diverse range of garden furniture styles. Antique cast iron garden furniture goes far beyond the ornate Rococo style to the elegance of Regency design. There are also examples of gothic, arts and crafts and aesthetic pieces to name but a few! These are often sturdier and longer lasting than antique wooden garden furniture and they can also be painted in any colour of choice, or even leave the patina from decades of use.
Gardens can be intriguing places as well as places of leisure, rest and contemplation. Antique garden statues can create a focus or point of interest in a garden scheme. For example, Antique garden urns reflect the Roman and Greek vases of old. They are often made from terracotta, cast iron, stone and marble which all weather to develop a patina over the centuries. These can very quickly evoke the elegance and intrigue of a classical garden.
Our selection of Antique stone garden ornaments are often reclaimed from historic buildings, stately homes or important landmarks that have either been demolished or remodelled.
Perhaps the most dramatic of all garden ornamentation is the antique garden fountain. Not only do they create visual impact, but they can also create a variety of sounds, from the merest trickle of water in the background to a majestic cascade. Whichever one you choose, it is bound to be a showstopper.
Antique garden accessories, as you can see, come in all shapes and sizes, so if you are looking for something to fit a specific space in your garden, please do not hesitate to contact us for assistance.