The park's latest addition is a bronze urn with a fiery finial...
Known as an Urn en flambeau, this style was very popular throughout the 18th and 19th centuries.
Here are some more examples...
We are planning that our urn will form the centrepiece of a star shaped flower parterre, with the four cardinal points of the star oriented to the points of the compass. We will keep you posted on the progress...
A delightful (and envy-inducing) addition to the landscape. David Hicks would approve, I am sure. Excellent! RD
ReplyDeleteLovely. However, I hope you have taken measures to prevent it being stolen.
ReplyDeleteYes, It weighs a tonne, and has now been set into a concrete pad with bolts. Actually, I have a further post on the urn coming up, where I reveal the design for the parterre around it (which hide the concrete base).
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