Live Auction 1186The Collection of Professor Sir Albert Richardson, P.R.A.
A CARVED MARBLE CISTERN IN THE FORM OF A SARCOPHAGUS
Lot 632

A CARVED MARBLE CISTERN IN THE FORM OF A SARCOPHAGUS

ITALIAN, PROBABLY 18TH CENTURY

Closed19 September 2013

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GBP 2,500

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A CARVED MARBLE CISTERN IN THE FORM OF A SARCOPHAGUS
ITALIAN, PROBABLY 18TH CENTURY
Carved with loop-handles to the front; the bottom carved from a detatched, separate piece of marble
26½ in. (67 cm.) high; 68 in. (173 cm.) wide; 29 in. (74 cm.) deep

Almost certainly Sir Anthony Wingfield, Ampthill House, Ampthill, from whom acquired circa 1940.

Specialist note

Sir Anthony Wingfield created his own private zoo at Ampthill House. This renowned collection was to form the basis of Whipsnade Zoo, near Dunstable in Bedfordshire.