. English ironwork of the XVIIth & XVIIIth centuries; an historical & analytical account of the development of exterior smithcraft. ls with rich acanthus (Fig. 17). The flat pilastersare fiUed with simple scrolls repeating in pairs on either side of acentral bar with lily leaves between, surmounted above the mouldedtransom by a pyramid of scrolled acanthus with a curious wroughtopenwork -i^ase for finial. Agraceful buttress of festoonsand broken scrolls and fineacanthus leads down on eachside to the plainer wicketswith their shorter are of fine design anddiffer little from the en
. English ironwork of the XVIIth & XVIIIth centuries; an historical & analytical account of the development of exterior smithcraft. ls with rich acanthus (Fig. 17). The flat pilastersare fiUed with simple scrolls repeating in pairs on either side of acentral bar with lily leaves between, surmounted above the mouldedtransom by a pyramid of scrolled acanthus with a curious wroughtopenwork -i^ase for finial. Agraceful buttress of festoonsand broken scrolls and fineacanthus leads down on eachside to the plainer wicketswith their shorter are of fine design anddiffer little from the engrav-ing of 1693, except as toextra height, but have re-cently been much re-stored. An identical pair,known as the Lion gates, wasput up by George I betweenthe colossal stone piers erect-ed by Queen Anne as anentrance to Bushey Park,which so dwarf them thatDefoe speaks of them aspitiful low gates. One otherroyal gate appears in thedesign book surmounted bythe imperial crown and palmbranches (Fig. 18). Thetwo sides differ, and seem-ingly neither were exe-cuted, unless the designswere for the three irongates made for the Queens. FIG. 18. TWO DESIGNS FROM TIJOus BOOK,1693, POSSIBLY MADE FOR THREE IRONGATES ON THE QUEENs SIDE OF HAMP-TON COURT, NEXT THE PARK, NOWLOST. 46 English Ironwork of the XVIIth and XVIIIth Centuries side next the Park for ^^360, as appears in an existing bill of1694. An engraving of the fine gates for Burleigh House near Stamford(Plate vi) is also in the book of designs. They still close the innercourt, and under the shelter of an arch are well preserved. Thesemicircular over-grill bears a large coat of arms,^ the golden garbbetween lion supporters,, surrounded by rich acanthus and mouldedscroll work. It differs little in execution from the engraving and
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