A group of six lead planters, 20th century, comprising: a pair of square form with lion mask reliefs, 27cm high, 33 x 33cm; a pair of low square form with foliate and shell motifs, 15.5cm high, 32 x 32cm; and a pair of rectangular planters, the fronts with floral campana urns, 20cm high, 118cm wide, 16cm deep; together with a lead bird bath, in the form of a shell with perched dove, 21.5cm high, 46cm wide (7) Provenance: Property from the estate of the late David Cornwell, best known as the author John le Carré.

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