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A PAIR OF SCOTTISH CAST IRON PLANTERS
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A PAIR OF SCOTTISH CAST IRON PLANTERS

LATE 19TH CENTURY, CAST AND STAMPED WALTER MACFARLANE & CO, GLASGOW, NO.109

Closed15 March 2017

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GBP 5,250

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A PAIR OF SCOTTISH CAST IRON PLANTERS
LATE 19TH CENTURY, CAST AND STAMPED WALTER MACFARLANE & CO, GLASGOW, NO.109
23 ½ in. (59.6 cm.) high; 34 in. (86.4 cm.) wide; 19 ½ in. (49.5 cm.) deep

Specialist note

Also known as the Saracen Foundry after its location in Saracen Lane, behind the Saracen Head Inn, in the Gallowgate, the Walter Macfarlane foundry opened in 1850. The firm specialised in the production of architectural features, such as drinking fountains, bandstands, lamp standards, with the emphasis on artistic function and design.