Fountains

3-1125 English small boy cast stone fountain, 1920's.

A Classical garden fountain offers painted cast stone construction with young boy over tiered fountain with tiered shell form bowls raised on reeded Doric columns, 20th century. Mea...

A Period Antique Double Sink with superb proportion and period detailing made in Carrara marble Circa 1850 Width 53.5" cm 136 Depth 22" ...

This hand carved wall fountain features a rectangular basin and originates from France. Measurements: 87'' H x 22'' D x 54'' W.

19th century water fountain basin of hand carved stone container. this trough could be installed with a simple bronze metal spout or a carved stone fountain head, we have many options of them, in order to create a charming garden water fountain. A nice size stone trough from Provence. The centuries left its marks on this container and a very nice patina. Installed will be the focal point of any landscape design laid on gravel or mounted as a kitchen Farm sink...

Cascading hand-carved and hand-polished amethyst, rose quartz and rock crystal fountain. The design consists of beautifully hand-carved rose quartz flower...

18th century water fountain Lavoir basin Tub of hand carved stone. This trough could be installed with a simple bronze spout or a carved stone fountain head, we have many options of ...

A grey and red marble birdbath. It rests on a shaft in the form of a ringed column. The capital of water leaves is in patinated bronze. The round basin wit...

A beautiful Sculpture hand carved fountain head of probably Hercules. It could be installed with a simple water spout or as is. You can pair it with a stone trough basin to create a ...

With a arched back panel with cherub pouring water from an urn surrounded by cattails over a basin with shaped rim and gadrooned underside supported on a carved dolphin form support ...

Sea monster Carrara marble mouth fountain Italy, late 16th century It measures 13.8 x 31.5 x 18.9 in (35 x 80 x 48 cm) State of conservation: some small evident gaps and widespread signs of wear due to outdoor exposure. The gray marks crossing it do not come from restoration, but are rather the natural veins of the marble. This work has some morphological characteristics typically associated with the iconography of the sea monster: an elongated muzzle, sharp teeth, protruding eyes, elongated ears, and a coiled serpent's tail. An in-depth series of studies on artistic depictions of the sea monster attempted to verify how this symbol evolved in antiquity in the European and Mediterranean contexts and how it gradually changed its image and function over time. The iconography itself is mutable and imaginative and its history is rich with cultural and artistic exchange, as well as the overlapping of ideas. This occurred so much that it is difficult to accurately pinpoint the "types" that satisfactorily represent its various developments. However, we can try to summarize the main figures, starting from the biblical Leviathan and the marine creature that swallowed Jonah (in the Christian version, this figure was to become a whale or a "big fish", the “ketos mega”, translation of the Hebrew “dag gadol”). Other specimens ranged from the dragons mentioned in the Iliad (which were winged and had legs) to "ketos” (also from Greek mythology), the terrifying being from whose Latinized name (“cetus”) derives the word "cetacean". See J. Boardman, “Very Like a Whale” - Classical Sea Monsters, in Monsters and Demons in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds, in Papers presented in Honor of Edith Porada, Mainz am Rhein 1987, pp. 73-84). In Italy the monster underwent yet further variations: it can be found in Etruscan art on the front of some sarcophagi representing the companion of souls, while among the Romans we find the “Pistrice” (cited by Plinio in Naturalis Historia PLIN., Nat., II 9, 8 and by Virgilio in Eneide: VERG., Aen., III, 427), which appeared in the shape of a stylized hippocampus or a very large monstrous cetacean and evolved into a hideous being with a dragon's head and long webbed fins. During the Middle Ages, the sea monster was the object of new transformations: at this time, it is often winged, the head is stretched like a crocodile, the front legs are often very sharp fins - sometimes real paws - until the image merges with dragons, the typical figures of medieval visionary spirituality widely found throughout Europe (on this topic and much more, see: Baltrušaitis, J., Il Medioevo fantastico. Antichità ed esotismi nell’arte gotica, Gli Adelphi 1997). In Italy during the 15th and 16th centuries, the revival of classicism - representative of the humanistic and Renaissance periods - led to a different reading of these "creatures". Indeed, the sea monster was also to find widespread use as an isolated decorative motif, especially in numerous fountains and sculptures where dolphins or sea monsters were used as a characterizing element linked to water (on this theme see: Chet Van Duzer, Sea Monsters on Medieval and Renaissance Maps, London, The British library, 2013). From the morphological point of view, the "sea monsters" of this period are mostly depicted as hybrid figures, in which the body of a mythological or real being (a hippocampus, a sea snake, a dolphin), is joined to a head with a rather indistinct appearance. It was usually characterized by large upright ears, an elongated snout, sharp teeth and globular, protruding eyes; a complex and indefinite figure, both from the symbolic point of view and from that of its genesis. The work we are examining is placed as a cross between the medieval sea serpent and the Renaissance dolphin, with stylistic features which recall the snake as often used in heraldry (such as the "snake" depicted in the coat of arms of the Visconti - the lords and then dukes of Milan between 1277 and 1447 - and which, for some, may be derived from the representations of the “Pistrice” that swallowed Jonah). In the search for sources, Renaissance cartography and in particular woodcuts should not be neglected. See for example the monsters of Olaus Magnus, from the editions of the “Historia de gentibus septentrionalibus” (“History of the peoples of the north”) and the natural histories of Conrad Gesner, Ulisse...

Gorgeous Swiss Fountain dating back to the early 1800s.

This large central fountain originates from France. Measurements: Center column: 32'' D x 94'' H / Base: 96'' D x 20'' H.

Naively executed water fontaine figurine/top in patinated copper. Its a piece unique made by an anonymous Danish sculptor/artist during the 1970s. When we found it was displayed as a...

A rare early 18th century Italian wall fountain.

Beautiful well dating back to the 1600s. Item originates from France.

A very impressive large scale English garden fountain. This was reclaimed from a park in Rochdale. This fountain has been hand carved from red coloured sandstone.   Measures: Largest bowl...

This hand carved limestone wall fountain displays a lion head with its mouth drilled for a water exit. This simple fountain has a Classic shape to the back plate and nice movement on...

A 19th-century unique pair of Rococo style consoles with putti heads. Carved from plaster and painted in polychrome. The consoles are open from the rear and the top. Most likely th...

Here we have a hand carved limestone wall fountain from France with a shell design and semi-circular basin on a stand. Similar to out "L Donne" fountain, this one stands taller but features a smaller...

Here we offer a hand carved limestone central fountain. This fountain has bowls that are detail carved on the underside as well as the suppo...

This limestone fountain origins from Italy, circa 1880.

Renaissance Wellhead Hand Carved Marble Container Planter Basin Water Fountain . A rare and impressive Historic Italian 15th century Renaissance hand carved marble well head square shape with scrolls to the corners. Decorated with 3-dimensional vessels and armorial with a rampant lion with raised forelegs as if to strike and ready for battle. To be used as an interior planter stone container, focal point, water feature fountain...

Antique 18th century Italian red Verona and white Carrara marble floor fountain.  

Fountain believed to be from from Turkey or Greece, 19th century and 20th century elements. The fountain is in working condition. replaced with modern marble carving elements to spou...

A vintage Italian Blanc De Chine fountain of a beautiful putti sitting atop a lion's bust bowl. This piece is a wonderful decorative centerpiece on its own.

Here we offer a hand carved limestone central fountain with two brass down spouts. This fountain has a large, deep basin and wil...

Beginning 19th century stone trough French volvic stone An beginning 19thcentury stone trough from central French, which is worked out in one piece out of an volvic stone. You can us...

This well cover can be used to put on a well. The well cover is in a nice shape and in a good condition. The well cover looks nice in a garden or also in ...

The Victorian garden fountain is of a mermaid sitting on shore-line rocks. The arm stretches upward as she holds a conch shell which is the base for t...

This well cover can be used to put on a well. The well cover is in a nice shape and in a good condition. The well cover looks nice in a garden or also in ...

White marble fountain, neoclassical , dated beginning of 19th Century This fountain comes from Palazzo Tadini, an old art gallery which owner loved to collect Canova's works. Palazz...

Here we offer a hand carved limestone wall fountain with a carving of the Sun with a human face. Louis XIV chose the sun as his emblem. The sun was associated with Apollo, god of pea...

Introducing the Martina Marble Fountain, a stunning outdoor centerpiece that combines the natural beauty of water with the luxurious elegance of Italian marble. Designed by Andrea Br...

Carrara marble fountain with its gray Sainte Anne marble base. French. circa 1700 18th century. It works as a source. It has a small restoration as can be seen in the photo. ...

Polychrome faience wall fountain with hand painted with a dance scene decoration Teniers' style. Netherland.

Village water pump fountain in limestone with a double trough also made from limestone in front of it.

Wall Fountain in Art Deco-style with a high rising, tapering square shaft. At the upper part is a molded, geometric decor in the style of Art Deco. The basin is in the shape of a hal...

This extraordinary piece was hand-carved in Austin, TX, this cream colored, limestone fountain would be a stunning addition to your landscape.  

Here we have a beautiful hand-carved limestone fountain from France. This fountain features a grapevine at the spout. Measurements are: width 6' x height 9' x depth 3'4".

On an antique bluestone ornament.

Early 19th century Italian hand-carved marble fountain in a form of a putto.

A large size Northern Italian carved stone fountain from the mid-19th century. This exquisite garden fountain was born in the 1850s in the city of...

Very decorative chinoiserie tole lavabo.

This versatile quadrilobed fountain basin is adorned with several styles of molding and lion mascarons. Hand-carved by an Italian stone mason, the basin ...

Ancient fountain in gray stone, hand-carved with the name of the country it comes from, built entirely by hand in the late 18th century, from France....

This fountain was assembled in the 20th century with 5 pieces of quaternary limestone from Portugal. The limestone shows severe signs of natural erosion that have taken place along t...

This fountain was assembled in the 20th century with quaternary limestone pieces from Portugal. The limestone shows signs of natural erosion that have taken place along the time. Thi...

English lead offers a sophistication to any gardenscape or terrace. This whimsical vintage fountain is a classical scene featuring a playful frog and...