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Mexican Fountain

Rare Cocobolo Don Shoemaker Fountain, Organic Mexican Mid-Century Modern, 1960s
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in San Diego, CA
Exceptional one of a kind organic midcentury Mexican modernist fountain designed by Don Shoemaker
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Fountains

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Cocobolo

Ambient Water Fountain (with Back Light) Made from Onyx
Located in Stratford, CT
Square base ambient table lamp in onyx.
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2010s Mexican Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Onyx

Luis Barragan's Gardens of El Pedregal
By Luis Barragan
Located in Tivoli, NY
Beginning in 1945 on the lava fields south of Mexico City, his 1,250-acre Gardens of El Pedregal
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Books

Materials

Paper

William Norris Dakin California School of Fine Art Painting
By William Norris Dakin
Located in Fulton, CA
student of this school. Notice California Art Tile fountain, and figures discussing art in courtyard
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Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Colorful Oushak Rug, Contemporary Elegance Meets Modern Jungalow Style
Located in Dallas, TX
the fountains sparkle like diamonds. The abrashed sandy-tan colored field, adorned with an allover
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21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Oushak Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Modern Colorful Oushak Rug, Grandmillenial Meets Contemporary Elegance
Located in Dallas, TX
transport you to a colorful world of enchanting beauty, where the sky is bluer than blue and the fountains
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21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Oushak Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Casa California: Spanish-Style Houses Santa Barbara Hardcover Book 1st Ed.1996
Located in North Hollywood, CA
-dotted gardens, reflect the region's Spanish, Mexican, and southwestern history and culture as well as
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Late 20th Century American Spanish Colonial Books

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Paper

Mediterranean Design Book by Mary Whitesides 1st Edition, 2006
Located in North Hollywood, CA
courtyards and fountains that take advantage of the temperate climate. Mediterranean Design brings home the
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21st Century and Contemporary American Moorish Books

Materials

Paper

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"Sino Meio" Max Version Contemporary Outdoor Wall Light in Cast Brass
By Estúdio Orth
Located in Sao Paulo, BR
Produced in São Paulo, Brazil. This outdoor wall light was meticulously handmade by master artisans one piece at a time. It is therefore quite difficult, if not impossible to make...
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2010s Brazilian Brutalist Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

Charcoal Brutalist Sculptural Collage Artwork, Mural from Upcycled Wood
By Peter Glassford
Located in San Antonio, TX
These CHARCOAL collage tiles are composed randomly from recycled wood remnants and when installed bathe any space with a warm feeling and texture which is meditative, sanded to a sof...
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2010s Mexican Brutalist Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Organic Modern Small Table Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE SMALL table lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada. Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant's Foot– for the prominent shape at its ba...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Textile, Wood

Natural Parota Brutalist Sculptural Collage Artwork, Mural from Upcycled Wood
By Peter Glassford
Located in San Antonio, TX
These NATURAL PAROTA collage tiles are composed randomly from recycled wood remnants and when installed bathe any space with a warm feeling and texture which is meditative, sanded to...
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2010s Mexican Brutalist Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood

White Wash Brutalist Sculptural Collage Artwork, Mural from Upcycled Wood
By Peter Glassford
Located in San Antonio, TX
These WHITE WASH collage tiles are composed randomly from recycled wood remnants and when installed bathe any space with a warm feeling and texture which is meditative, sanded to a s...
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2010s Mexican Brutalist Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood

Enormous 100cm diameter Willy Guhl sculptural planter, Switzerland 50's concrete
By Willy Guhl
Located in Forest, BE
This is a planter like a sculpture! made out of fiber concrete in the 1950's in Switzerland. It is the biggest and strongest from that series. We have two of that model and measureme...
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres

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Concrete

Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstaette Fabric Department Pendant, Re-Edition
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
A simple but sensational fixture, designed by Josef Hoffmann, for the fabric department of the Wiener Werkstaette on Kaerntnerstrasse in Vienna. Style and color of the fabric custom-...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Silk

Organic Modern Floor Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE floor lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada. Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant‘s Foot– for the prominent shape at its base. Se...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

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Textile, Wood

Italian 19th Century Canopy Bed with Silver Friezes and Upholstered Purple Silk
Located in Firenze, IT
One of a kind canopy bed or day bed made up of two scrolled silver columns and upholsterd with an Italian vintage pure silk brocade. Sourced in a private residence in Venice this 19...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Silver

"Sino Meio" Contemporary Outdoor Wall Light in Cast Aluminum by Estudio Orth
By Estúdio Orth
Located in Sao Paulo, BR
Produced in São Paulo, Brazil. This outdoor wall light was meticulously handmade by master artisans one piece at a time. It is therefore quite difficult, if not impossible to make...
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2010s Brazilian Brutalist Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum

Art Nouveau Curved Stained Glass & Bronze Panel/ Window, Attributed to Tiffany
By Charles L. Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Art Nouveau window/ panel was realized in the United States in 1907, attributed to Tiffany & Co. The piece features a mosaic of interlocking demilune arch forms in hues...
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Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Architectural Elements

Materials

Bronze

Willy Guhl Tilted Planters
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tilted concrete "soup-cup" planters by Swiss Architect Willy Guhl. Great patina and coloring to each planter. Excellent vintage condition. Great planter and standalone sculpture for ...
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Vintage 1960s Swiss Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Cement

Willy Guhl Tilted Planters
Willy Guhl Tilted Planters
H 16.5 in Dm 25 in
Clara Porset's wood and rattan Mexican Butaque Chair by Luteca
By Clara Porset, Luteca Furniture
Located in New York, NY
Cuban-born Clara Porset was a pioneer for modern design in Mexico. Having studied architecture in New York and then Paris, she finally settled in Mexico devoting her life to champion...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Rattan, Walnut

Midcentury Wishbone Side Table in Walnut (4 available)
By Dean Santner, Wendell Castle Collection, George Nakashima
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Beautiful wishbone circular table designed by Dean Santner featuring black walnut construction. This amazing design looks simple yet complex at the same time. Wonderful proportions...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Walnut

Enormous 100cm diameter Willy Guhl sculptural planter, Switzerland 50's concrete
By Willy Guhl
Located in Forest, BE
This is a planter like a sculpture! made out of fiber concrete in the 1950's in Switzerland. It is the biggest and strongest from that series. We have two of that model and measureme...
Category

Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Concrete

Ambient Floor Lamp in Onyx
Located in Stratford, CT
Although there are a few other places in the world where the semi-precious stone Onyx exist, we found our collection in Mexico. A Bit Of Information On The Semi-Precious Stone Onyx....
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2010s South American Other Floor Lamps

Materials

Onyx

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Sculptural Cocobolo Tropical Wood Fountain by Don Shoemaker, Mexico, circa 1970
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in San Diego, CA
Carved wood fountain, by Don Shoemaker, circa 1970s. Hand-carved from the heart of a tropical
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Fountains

Materials

Burl, Cocobolo

High-Relief 'The Fountain of Youth' of Pierre Bettencourt
By Pierre Bettencourt
Located in Paris, FR
, USA, Mexico, Far East . In 1963, with his wife the writer Monique Apple, he settled in the Yonne in
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Vintage 1980s French Contemporary Art

Fish
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fish Cement Fish from Mexico was originally a fountain.
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Fish
Fish
H 20 in W 28 in D 16 in
California School of Fine Art Painting by William Norris Dakin
By William Norris Dakin
Located in Fulton, CA
student of this school. Notice California Art Tile fountain, and figures discussing art in courtyard
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Mid-20th Century American Paintings

Rare Antique Terracotta Tile Aztec Mayan Design Fountain
Located in Rochester, NY
A rare antique polychrome glazed terracotta relief tile wall niche font basin fountain with Spanish
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Early 20th Century American Spanish Colonial Fountains

Materials

Terracotta

Mexican Homes of Today
By Verna Cook Shipway
Located in London, GB
Mexican homes two of which overlook the breathtaking harbour of Acapulco, with a focus on, fireplaces
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Books

Materials

Paper

Mexican Homes of Today
Mexican Homes of Today
H 11 in W 8.5 in D 1 in
Mexican Homes of Today
By Verna Cook Shipway
Located in London, GB
Mexican homes two of which overlook the breathtaking harbour of Acapulco, with a focus on, fireplaces
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Mexican Homes of Today
Mexican Homes of Today
H 11 in W 8.5 in D 1 in
Pedro Ramírez Vázquez Column of the Mexican Anthropology Museum Flower Vase
By Pedro Ramirez Vazquez
Located in Mexico City, MX
Mexico City after the desing by Mexican architect Pedro Ramírez Vázquez and sibling sculptors José and
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Vintage 1980s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

Column of the Mexican Museum of Anthropology. Riedel Glass Flower Vase
By Pedro Ramirez Vazquez, Riedel
Located in Mexico City, MX
National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico city. The Riedel seal can be seen on the bottom of the flower
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Vintage 1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Wonderful Cubist Oil on Canvas by John Haymson
Located in Palm Springs, CA
encircled by vignetted trees and for lively genre scenes, showing daily life such as a public fountain area
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Vintage 1950s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Early 20th Century WPA Style Industrial Painting of Men at Work in Period Frame
Located in Atlanta, GA
De Ronde, who traveled extensively in Mexico, Europe and the United States. He died of leukemia on
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Bronze Statue of Reclining Figures
By Edgar Britton
Located in Denver, CO
-realist style of the Mexican muralists, such as Diego Rivera, Jose Orozco, and David Siqueiros. He was
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Statue of Reclining Figures
Bronze Statue of Reclining Figures
H 9 in W 12.25 in D 7 in
Edgar Britton Bronze Sculpture, Untitled 'Two Nude Figures'
By Edgar Britton
Located in Denver, CO
influenced by the social-realist style of the Mexican muralists, such as Diego Rivera, Jose Orozco, and David
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Monumental Waylande Gregory Iron Bird Sculpture
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Palm Springs, CA
techniques enabled him to create monumental ceramic sculpture, such as the Fountain of the Atoms and Light
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Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Sculptures

Copper and Bronze tree sculpture by Klaus Ihlenfeld
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Emigrant Savings Bank in NYC. He has traveled extensively in Spain, Greece, and Mexico. He is living and
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Vintage 1960s American Sculptures

Materials

Copper, Bronze

Abstract Swirls by Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Sheffield, MA
commissions to make both Mercury Fountain for the Spanish Pavilion at the Parisian World Fair (a work that
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Vintage 1960s American Prints

Abstract Swirls by Alexander Calder
Abstract Swirls by Alexander Calder
H 37 in W 49.5 in D 1 in
Mexican Homes of Today
By Verna Cook Shipway
Located in London, GB
Mexican homes two of which overlook the breathtaking harbour of Acapulco, with a focus on, fireplaces
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Books

Materials

Paper

Mexican Homes of Today
Mexican Homes of Today
H 11 in W 8.5 in D 1 in
Gulf of Mexico, Florida, C. America, Cuba, etc.: 18th C. Hand-colored Bellin Map
By Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
Located in Alamo, CA
Florida and a large Louisiana in the north, eastern portions of Mexico, Central America, northern portions
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Maps

Materials

Paper

Casa California: Spanish-Style Houses Santa Barbara Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
, graceful arches, and palm-dotted gardens, reflect the region's Spanish, Mexican, and southwestern history
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1990s American Spanish Colonial Books

Materials

Paper

Pair of Raul Coronel Wall-Mounted Sculptural Pottery Figural's of Birds
By Raul Coronel
Located in Palm Springs, CA
: Raul Angulo Coronel (1926-). He was born February 28, 1926 in Mexicali, Mexico. Upon joining the
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20th Century American Wall-mounted Sculptures

Isamu Noguchi Low Table IN-50 for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. Other notable commissions include the gardens for the UNESCO Building in Paris, five fountains for the
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Birch

“Ballons” by Alexander Calder, Color Lithograph
By Alexander Calder
Located in Sheffield, MA
commissions to make both Mercury Fountain for the Spanish Pavilion at the Parisian World Fair (a work that
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Vintage 1970s American Contemporary Art

Vintage Cocobolo Tropical Wood Fountain, by Don Shoemaker Mexico ca.1970
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in San Diego, CA
1970 Mexican fountain, by Don Shoemaker. Hand carved from the heart of a tropical cocobolo tree
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Fountains

Large Spanish Colonial Style Cantera Stone Font
Located in Nogales, AZ
2 Piece cantera stone font from southern MEXICO. Can also be used as a planter or a table base
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20th Century Mexican Fountains

Mid Century Soda Fountain Stool
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fantastic pair of mid century soda fountain stools from Mexico.
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Stools

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Terracotta Mexican Mask
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Fifties Mexican Mask. Exclamatory figure with mouth agape as for a fountain head. Mid
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Rustic Masks

Vintage Terracotta Mexican Mask
Vintage Terracotta Mexican Mask
H 10 in W 8 in D 4.5 in
Diana Cazadora Sculpture by Juan Olaguibel
By Juan Olaguibel
Located in Mexico City, DF
architect Vicente Mendiola to create a fountain to be placed on the Paseo de Reforma, Mexico City’s grand
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Sergio Bustamente ‘Hanging Monkey’ Sculpture
Located in Amstelveen, Noord
Sergio Bustamante is a Mexican Artist and sculptor. Bustamante was born in Culiaca, Sinaloa in 1949
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Late 20th Century Mexican Post-Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Copper

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Mexican Fountain For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Mexican fountain for your home. Each Mexican fountain for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, aluminum and paper. Find 5 options for an antique or vintage Mexican fountain now, or shop our selection of 5 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the Mexican fountain you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A Mexican fountain, designed in the modern or mid-century modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made Mexican fountain has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, Don S. Shoemaker and Verna Cook Shipway are consistently popular.

How Much is a Mexican Fountain?

The average selling price for a Mexican fountain at 1stDibs is $3,333, while they’re typically $145 on the low end and $20,979 for the highest priced.