MEDICEAN ROUND LEAD PLANTER
Our Medicean Round Lead Planter references a fragment of Roman pilaster housed at the Villa Medici, Rome. There are several of these fragments displayed in Rome and Florence, but their origins are unknown. However, from their size and craftsmanship they are thought to be part of a temple or honorific arch. A ‘felicitas temporum’ dating from the first century now repeats seamlessly around this foundry-cast lead planter that will still look as good many centuries from now.
Height 305mm (12″)
Diameter 450mm (17 3/4″)
Weight 32kg
MEDICEAN TROUGH LEAD PLANTER
The highly stylized spirals of acanthus of our Medicean Trough Lead Planter take direct inspiration from a fragment of Roman pilaster displayed at the Villa Medici, Rome, a cast of which is kept at the Royal Academy in London. As patron to the arts and collector, Ferdinando de Medici bought this fragment in 1584 and its graceful curves have appeared in documentation of ornamentation ever since. Its latest incarnation is as a perfectly repeating pattern around our beautiful foundry-cast lead planter.
Height 305mm (12″)
Width 354mm (14″)
Length 685mm (27″)
Weight 53kg