What is a Campana garden urn?

A Campana urn is a bell-shaped vessel modelled after ancient Roman marble urns, widely popularised during the 19th century for ornamental garden display.

How were 19th-century cast iron urns manufactured?

These pieces were created by pouring molten pig iron into sand moulds, producing heavy, durable forms capable of fine classical detail and exterior weather resistance.

How can a cast iron urn be styled in modern interior or exterior spaces?

An urn of this scale can be positioned beside a front entrance, used as a focal point on a stone terrace, or displayed indoors in a conservatory filled with greenery.

What is the best method to preserve weathered cast iron antiques?

To maintain the weathered surface patina, apply a thin coat of clear microcrystalline wax annually to stabilise flaking paint and inhibit active iron corrosion.

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19th Century Garden Antique Andrew Handyside Campana Cast Iron Weathered Urn

Name: 19th Century Garden Antique Andrew Handyside Campana Cast Iron Weathered Urn
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1223564
Price: 675 GBP
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19th century garden antique Andrew Handyside Campana Cast Iron weathered Urn

A wonderfully decorative antique garden campana urn. A quality antique crisply cast - with two loped handles designed as Satyr masks and an elaborate foliate frieze casting around the gadrooned bowl. This antique garden planter has acquired a rich patina with layers of faded and peeled cream paint, making it a very decorative antique, equally suited inside or out.

Made by Andrew Handyside & Co, 1870s, Derby, England.

Good antique condition. Inside there is a circular drainage hole. Originally there would have been a piecrust rim to the top lip and a square base, neither of these losses detract from the overall appearance of the urn and it is solid, secure and stable.

Physical Dimensions

Height

57cm (22.44")

Width

41cm (16.14")

Depth

41cm (16.14")

Declaration

Whites Antiques has dated this Cast Iron Garden Urn to the 19th Century.

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SA1223564

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AG026

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Description

19th century garden antique Andrew Handyside Campana Cast Iron weathered Urn

A wonderfully decorative antique garden campana urn.

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A quality antique crisply cast - with two loped handles designed as Satyr masks and an elaborate foliate frieze casting around the gadrooned bowl.

Whites Antiques

This antique garden planter has acquired a rich patina with layers of faded and peeled cream paint, making it a very decorative antique, equally suited inside or out.

fig 1. A Victorian weathered white cast iron Campana urn with twin loop handles, floral relief moulding, and surface rust. — fig 1. 19th Century Garden Antique Andrew Handyside Campana Cast Iron Weathered Urn

Made by Andrew Handyside & Co, 1870s, Derby, England.

Good antique condition. Inside there is a circular drainage hole. Originally there would have been a piecrust rim to the top lip and a square base, neither of these losses detract from the overall appearance of the urn and it is solid, secure and stable.

Physical Dimensions

Height

57cm (22.44")

Width

41cm (16.14")

Depth

41cm (16.14")

Date of Manufacture

Whites Antiques has dated this Cast Iron Garden Urn to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers

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SA1223564

Dealers Internal Ref

AG026

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Authentic Victorian examples feature visible casting seam lines, substantial physical weight, foundry marks near the base or rim, and multi-layered weathered paint or natural rust oxidisation.

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