A LARGE 'ADAM VASE' ON PEDESTAL BY JAMES PULHAM AND SON, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

A LARGE 'ADAM VASE' ON PEDESTAL BY JAMES PULHAM AND SON
LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
With ram heads flanking sides, swag and ribbon bands and decorative rim with flower carvings, unstamped
164.5cm high overall, base 61cm wide, 61cm deep

This model of vase was illustrated by Pulham & Son in their 1925 Garden Ornament catalogue, section I, page 13 No. 35 "Adam Vase, height 3'2", ... price £14.10. Pedestal No. 200". James Pulham and Son was founded in the late 1700s by James Pulham and continued through four generations of of the family until 1939. They were best known for their skill and robust construction methods, using natural stone and their own Pulhamite and terracotta to create follies, grottoes, rock gardens and garden ornaments. They were granted a Royal Warrant in 1895 with their works residing in Sandringham and Buckingham Palace.