Style Napoleon III / Ref.13974
"Wallace Fountain", 19th century period, made in cast iron
Dimensions:
Height: 102'' ⅜ 260cm
Diameter: 30'' ¼ 77cm
Origin:
19th century.
Status:
Good condition. Upper part of the volutes damaged.
Green painted, the fountain was made out of cast iron. It is crowned with a dome and four sea monsters are placed on the ridge. The dome rests on four caryatids draped as antique.. The base is a large octagonal plinth decorated with shells and bas-relief newts wrapping around the Poseidon's trident. At the end of the 19th century, the arrival of Wallace fountains in the Parisian landscape was a real event. Initiated by the great art collector Richard Wallace, he offers 50 fountains to the city that will be placed at strategic points in the capital from 1872. The Wallace fountain model is due to the sculptor Charles-Auguste Lebourg who imagined it after sketches made by Richard Wallace. The realization of the fountains was then made by the largest art foundry in France : Val Osne Foundry in Haute-Marne. When the Val d'Osne is closed, GHM in Sommevoire continues making these historic fountains.
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