White earth fountain with lead glaze on cream...
White earth fountain with lead glaze on cream engobe and copper green highlights. Ovoid body ending in a lamp's butt with two handles in volutes. Domed lid with double dome. Moulded decoration in pastillage. At the base, a cherub's head serves as a neck. On the belly, Christ on the cross is surrounded by Saint John and a Virgin and Child. Note, on either side of Christ, two vases moulded after Bernard Perrot's perfume bottles. Above, two intertwined courtyards provide a space where a sun and the initials "I V" appear. ( Acc. ) BEAUTIFUL ? Beginning of the 18th century H 43 cm - D 21 cm Bears an old label " Fontaine fabr. de Manerbe (Calvados) fin du XVIIe siècle. Comes from the Charles Boucaud sale of February 22nd 1982 in Drouot. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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White earth fountain with lead glaze on cream engobe and copper green highlights. Ovoid body ending in a lamp's butt with two handles in volutes. Domed lid with double dome. Moulded decoration in pastillage. At the base, a cherub's head serves as a neck. On the belly, Christ on the cross is surrounded by Saint John and a Virgin and Child. Note, on either side of Christ, two vases moulded after Bernard Perrot's perfume bottles. Above, two intertwined courtyards provide a space where a sun and the initials "I V" appear. ( Acc. ) BEAUTIFUL ? Beginning of the 18th century H 43 cm - D 21 cm Bears an old label " Fontaine fabr. de Manerbe (Calvados) fin du XVIIe siècle. Comes from the Charles Boucaud sale of February 22nd 1982 in Drouot. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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