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Pedestal stand
George Bullock, 1816
A pedestal stand commissioned by Sir Walter Scott to support a silver urn given him by Lord Byron. It contained bones found in sepulchres along the walls of Athens. Scott described it as 'the very handsome stand for Lord Byron's vase which our friend George Bullock has equipped me'.
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Title of artwork, date
Pedestal stand, 1816
Date supported
1981
Medium and material
Yew-wood & ebony, marble topped
Dimensions
92 cm
Grant
1625
Total cost
6500
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