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A VICTORIA N CAST-IRON BULL'S HEAD SALVAGED FROM THE CALEDONIAN MARKET
Lot 456

A VICTORIA N CAST-IRON BULL'S HEAD SALVAGED FROM THE CALEDONIAN MARKET

CIRCA 1855

Closed25 February 2014

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GBP 4,000

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A VICTORIA N CAST-IRON BULL'S HEAD SALVAGED FROM THE CALEDONIAN MARKET
CIRCA 1855
Cast in deep relief
15 in. (38 cm.) high

Specialist note

This head was one of several bull's heads that adorned columns around the perimeter railings of the Caledonian market, formerly the Metropolitan cattle market. First opened by Prince Albert in 1855, it ceased trading in 1963.