SUMMERS PLACE

A SALE OF NOTE

With balmy evenings on the horizon, few things look more striking in a garden than antique statuary. Enjoy the elegant environs of Summers Place Auctions in West Sussex as you view the garden antiques included in the next Garden, Natural History & Tribal Art sale, from 13th to 14th June. Estimates start in the low hundreds of pounds for statuary, antique garden furniture and grand garden pots. Highlights include a rare, late 19th- century Macauley and Wade Foundry cast-iron garden seat in the ‘ Seasons’ pattern; a stoneware urn, c1840, after a design by cabinetmaker George Bullock; and a pair of late 19th- century lead runners based on originals from Herculaneum, all with estimates of £3,000–£6,000. Preview from 11th June.

* 01403 331331; summersplaceauctions.com