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THE GARLANDED LION – The dramatically fluted crown of this large and elegant French Urn is perfectly balanced against the decorated bowl where two lions' faces support heavy garlands of fruit. The base of the bowl, and the supporting foot, are further decorated in fine...

NEW LIFE – A single pine cone holds many seeds from which new trees may grow. But those seeds remain protected by the cone's scales, sometimes for decades, until the time is right. No wonder they have come to symbolise the tenacity of life. Yardware's...

THE PINEAPPLE CRAZE – When Christopher Columbus brought back a pineapple from central America, he started a craze that lasted four hundred years. Throughout that time pineapples were so expensive they became a symbol of social status and everybody wanted one. People who couldn't afford...

THE FANCIFUL ARCHAEOLOGIST – The 18th century Italian archaeologist, Geovanni Battista Piranesi, was famous for his detailed sketches of ancient buildings and monuments, some of which were entirely fanciful. While far from real, many were very beautiful, like this streamline obelisk with its smooth edges,...

QUIET ELOQUENCE – Poros is a small island off the coast of Greece, and dotted with ruins of such antiquity most have kept their secrets to themselves. As does the Poros Planter. Its innate simplicity could make it very old, or also very new. Its...

QUIET ELOQUENCE – Poros is a small island off the coast of Greece, and dotted with ruins of such antiquity most have kept their secrets to themselves. As does the Poros Planter. Its innate simplicity could make it very old, or also very new. Its...

QUIET ELOQUENCE – Poros is a small island off the coast of Greece, and dotted with ruins of such antiquity most have kept their secrets to themselves. As does the Poros Planter. Its innate simplicity could make it very old, or also very new. Its...

FROM THE SPANISH MAIN – The Portobello wall fountain takes its name from the Spanish waterfront in the old city of Panama. It was from this beautiful port that merchants and pirates of the Caribbean came and went. These marauders of the Spanish Main left...

OLD FRENCH SPLENDOUR – Aix en Provence, called the ‘City of a Thousand Fountains’, set the style for classically tiered fountains over a century ago, and the large Provence Fountain takes its cue from those. Water begins its journey via a decorative finial at the...

CONTAINED SPLENDOUR – Small gardens can enjoy the splendour of the great Aix en Provence fountains with the Provence Small. This single-tiered fountain has the same grandiose elements as its larger French cousins. These include a decorative finial on top from where the water begins...

FROM OLD RANGOON – The Rangoon Rain Drum is a small, side table made of moulded stone. It has a radiating sun pattern on top, surrounded by concentric rings of geometric designs. The sides of the drum are also encircled with geometric bands, and the...

PRACTICAL OPULENCE – The Regency period in England was a time of grand opulence, and in décor that meant making things larger and more imposing than they needed to be. Hence, the bulbous shape, heavily lobed body, and pronounced lip of the Regent Urn. All...

SIMPLY ROUND – The rim of the Roma Pond is finished with a slight ledge, then a smooth, rounded top. The addition of antique texturing overall makes the Roma Pond a perfect reservoir base for any old-world or figurine-fountain, such as the Dante Boy with...

THE SPRINGWATER FOUNTAIN – Fountains were once the main source of water in Italian towns, even in the city of Roma, and most were crafted on simple, classical lines. Such is the Romano Fountain. It has a tall, arched backplate from which a metal-like Varia...

FOR THOROUGHBREDS – Pampered horses on old English estates were given five-star treatment, from their polished hooves to their elegant drinking troughs, and the Roylton Fountain is fashioned after one of these. Its original purpose is beautifully expressed in the graceful shape of the trough,...