PAIR OF LARGE 19TH CENTURY CAST IRON URN PLANTERS BY A. DURENNE Dining Chairs Newly upholstered in antique French

Newly upholstered in antique French linen

vase / centrepiece in the form of a swan with it's silver plated flower holder insert

with lovely patination and traces of its old paint

Both feature game birds

but has wear commensurate with age and use

PAIR OF LARGE 19TH CENTURY CAST IRON URN PLANTERS BY A. DURENNE Dining Chairs Newly upholstered in antique FrenchBeautiful pair of large 19th century cast iron urns in the Neo Classical style. These stunning planters are decorated with bows, climbing ivy and other typical motifs in the Neoclassical style These rare examples bear the name of the world renown French foundary of A. Durenne, Sommevoire, to two sides. There is a drainage hole in the base of each jardiniere. Antoine Durenne [1822 1895] Received the Legion Of Honour in 1863 for his gigantic fountain