Details
the swan's beak drilled for a spout
40 in. (101.5 cm.) high; 44 in. (111.7 cm.) long; 24 12 in. (62.2 cm.) wide

Provenance
Seago, London; acquired from the above by the present owner January 1997.
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
L. Weaver, English Leadwork - its art & history, London, 1909, p. 183, fig. 294.
M. Whinney, Sculpture in Britain 1530-1830, London, 1964, rev. by J. Physick, 1988, p. 134.
I. Roscoe et al, A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 2009, p. 915.
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Lot Essay

Another example of this composition is amongst a group of lead figures supplied for the gardens at Rousham House, Oxfordshire (illustrated in Weaver, loc. cit.). The group is given by Whinney to John Nost the Elder with a date around 1701 (loc. cit.).

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