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Material: Stone
Pair of French Cast Concrete Garden Fountains with Medieval Heads to the Basins
Located in London, GB
A wonderful pair of midcentury French cast concrete garden fountains with medieval heads to the basins.
These could have decorative fountain statues pla...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stone Fountains
Materials
Concrete
Cast Concrete French Style Wall Fountain
Located in Sheffield, MA
Cast from an original 19th century French fountain.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Stone Fountains
Materials
Concrete
Gothic Hand Carved Stone Surround Architectural Element Wall Mount Fountain Idea
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Gothic Hand Carved Stone Surround Architectural Element Wall Mount Fountain Idea . A Beautiful and Rare Gothic 15th Century Carved Stone Window Sur...
Category
15th Century and Earlier French Gothic Antique Stone Fountains
Materials
Stone
$11,000 Sale Price
21% Off
Rare Willy Guhl Biomorphic Pond for Eternit Switzerland, circa 1960s
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredibly rare biomorphic pond designed by Swiss Neo-functionalist and Industrial design pioneer Willy Guhl for Eternit in Switzerland, circa 1960s. Sculpted from Guhl’s typical fib...
Category
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stone Fountains
Materials
Cement
Monolithic Font - Two part fountain carved from Rosso Etrusco sandstone
By Tino Seubert
Located in London, GB
Originally designed in Travertine for Wallpaper* Magazine's annual Handmade exhibition at the Salone del Mobile 2017, Tino Seubert teamed up with Pibamarmi to create a two-levelled i...
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2010s British Modern Stone Fountains
Materials
Sandstone
Antique French Reconstituted Stone Fountain Element, Garden Statuary, Circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
Made from reconstituted stone circa 1900 in France, this fountain element or garden statuary depicts two putti sitting on a long scrolled console. Th...
Category
Early 20th Century French Stone Fountains
Materials
Stone, Cast Stone, Cement
Contemporary French Limestone Central Fountain
Located in Dallas, TX
Expertly hand-carved in France, this Contemporary French limestone central fountain is the epitome of elegance and sophistication. Imported from Europe, it features a small circular ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Stone Fountains
Materials
Limestone
A spectacular Italian 19th century Renaissance st. white Carrara marble fountain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and high quality Italian 19th century Renaissance st. white Carrara marble fountain. This wonderful fountain is raised by a rectangular plinth supporting a top rolled c...
Category
19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Stone Fountains
Materials
Carrara Marble
Courtly Marble Fountain, 21st Century
Located in Greding, DE
The large yard fountain is carved out of white marble in the classical style. The fountain feature stands on a cylindrical pedestal. The pool has a heig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Stone Fountains
Materials
Marble
Coquille Petite Wall Fountain
Located in Dallas, TX
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...
Category
Early 2000s French Stone Fountains
Materials
Limestone
Stone Trough
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Stone Trough
overall dimensions: APPROX - 47”W x 28”D x 22.25”H
Beautiful texture and patina.
Category
19th Century Belgian Antique Stone Fountains
Materials
Stone, Limestone
$7,900
Continental 19th Century Renaissance St. Composite Stone And Wrought Iron Well
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and large scaled Continental 19th century Renaissance st. composite stone and Wrought Iron well. The octagonal shaped well with its oct...
Category
19th Century Unknown Renaissance Antique Stone Fountains
Materials
Marble, Wrought Iron
1990s Hand Carved Aged Stone Antique Reproduction Wall Fountain
Located in Marbella, ES
1990s hand carved aged stone antique reproduction wall fountain.
Category
1990s European Stone Fountains
Materials
Stone
Hand Carved Marble Fountain with Lion's Head and Ornamental Details
Located in Marbella, ES
Impressive hand-carved marble fountain with a classic design featuring a sculpted lion's head, used as a water spout. The structure includes intricate ornamental details, enhanced by...
Category
Late 20th Century European Stone Fountains
Materials
Marble
Antique Re-Edition Small Stone Fountain with Back
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Small Stone Fountain Back
Dimensions:
Back plate: approx 20"H x 12" W x 3”D (spout hole located 14" up and on center 6")
Basin: approx 6”H x 12”D x ...
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20th Century European Stone Fountains
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Early 20th Century Italian Rare Neoclassical Garden Large Fountain with Statue
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful refined garden fountain with statue in neoclassical style, circa 1930s main material mixed with grit marble dust and cement. This beautiful and majestic fountain is made up...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Stone Fountains
Materials
Stone, Cement
$47,661 Sale Price
20% Off
Fabulous 18th-19th century French carved stone fountain with Poseidon bust
Located in Richmond, VA
Incredible 18th-19th century hand carved limestone fountain depicting a bust of Poseidon, complete with coral in his hair. Found in the south...
Category
19th Century French Antique Stone Fountains
Materials
Limestone
Fountain Marquise
Located in Dallas, TX
Here we have a carved limestone wall fountain from France with a rectangular base and a flower motif at the center of the wall.
Origin: France
Measurements: 4'6" W x 2'8" D x 4...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Stone Fountains
Materials
Limestone
$9,900
Italian Ancient Marble Sculpture Fountain, Late 16th Century
Located in Milano, IT
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...
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Stone Fountains
Materials
Carrara Marble
Italian Early 19th Century White Carrara Marble Fountain Head Signed HVGOR
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning Italian early 19th century white carrara marble fountain head signed HVGOR. This most impressive and masterfully sculpted fountain head...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Stone Fountains
Materials
Carrara Marble
Pair Architectural Corbel Garden Wall Mounts Gothic Stone
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a quirky pair of Gothic stone gorbels
Great for a garden and can support plants or foliage
Gothic motifs on the pair
Crafted from reconstituted stone with lovely weat...
Category
1980s Vintage Stone Fountains
Materials
Stone
Italian 19th Century Louis XVI St. White Carrara Marble Fountain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble fountain. The fountain displays a charming half round basin with a finely sculpted foliate...
Category
19th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Stone Fountains
Materials
Carrara Marble
Large Historic 19thC Carved Stone Sandstone Font Garden Fountain Feature Planter
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A genuine reclaimed church font from a small welsh parish in mid-wales. Dating to 1863 when St Johns Church, in the small hamlet village of Llanbrynmair, i...
Category
1860s British Colonial Revival Antique Stone Fountains
Materials
Sandstone
2 Tier 3 Horse 6 Bowl Bird Bath 100% Original Paint
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a 2 Tier 3 Horse 6 Bowl Bird Bath 100% Original paint
Total height 66"
The upper bowl is 6" high 40 round
The center pedestal is 16.5 high
The bottom bowl is 9" High 60 ...
Category
Early 1900s Swedish Country Antique Stone Fountains
Materials
Concrete
Eternit Concrete Fountain, 1948 Belgium
By Eternit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare concrete fountains made in Belgium. Dated March 22, 1948. Three-piece fountain with large concave base supporting massive basin and topped with a tall slender spout. Great patin...
Category
1940s Belgian Vintage Stone Fountains
Materials
Concrete
$22,500 / item
Stone Elephant Mother and Baby Fountain Garden Ornament, French Mid 20th C.
Located in South Salem, NY
This delightful and playful reconstituted stone fountain garden ornament, featuring a mother and baby elephant, hails from mid-20th century England. The piece beautifully captures th...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Stone Fountains
Materials
Concrete
Contemporary French Limestone Wall Fountain
Located in Dallas, TX
This hand-carved limestone wall fountain combines Gothic style with contemporary craftsmanship, imported directly from Europe. Designed in a compact size, it features a single pre-dr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Stone Fountains
Materials
Limestone
$9,300 / item
Wall Fountain from Giallo D'istria 21st Century
Located in Greding, DE
Large wall fountain made of Giallo d'Istria with profiled basin rim and architrave as rear finish. Height of the edge of the basin: 72 cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stone Fountains
Materials
Limestone
Contemporary French Limestone Wall Fountain
Located in Dallas, TX
A hand carved limestone wall fountain that features the head of a lion carved from limestone as a water exit. This piece is completed by scrolls down each side of the back plate and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Stone Fountains
Materials
Limestone
Stone Well from the Louis XIV Period
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This circular well from the Louis XIV period is entirely carved in stone. The shaft of the well is composed of an eight pieces arrangement forming a "boudin" molding. The curbstone is marked by the patina of time and is thus irregular in shape. The base of the well is surmounted by a stone structure composed of two trapezoidal molded stones that hold a wooden winch and its chain. The whole base is topped by a one piece stone roof, the upper edge of which forms a four slope roof. While on one stone is engraved the date "1830", we believe that this stone well...
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17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Stone Fountains
Materials
Stone
Wall Fountain in Giallo d'Istria from the 21st Century
Located in Greding, DE
Light-colored wall fountain in Giallo d'Istria with a rectangular basin and a tall rear wall. The wall fountain shows straight lines and has three water spouts.
Category
2010s European Neoclassical Stone Fountains
Materials
Limestone
Hand-Carved Honey Onyx Marble Fountain – One-of-a-Kind Water Sculpture By Haand
Located in St Petersburg, US
Casa del Silenzio
Crafted from semi-precious honey onyx, Casa del Silenzio is not just a water fountain — it's a sculptural experience. Inspired by timeless architecture and hand-ca...
Category
2010s European Organic Modern Stone Fountains
Materials
Onyx
Spanish Marble Shell Hand-Carved
Located in Marbella, ES
Spanish Marble Shell Hand-Carved
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Stone Fountains
Materials
Marble
Half-moon shaped Stoup
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
HALF-MOON STOUP
ORIGIN: VENICE, ITALY
PERIOD: 13th Century
Height: 33 cm
Width: 82 cm
Depth: 55 cm
Nembro marble
This hemispherical stoup is powerfully carved with a mascaron w...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Stone Fountains
Materials
Marble
$35,745
A French 19th-20th Century Carved White Marble Fountain Sculpture with Children
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and charming French 19th-20th century carved white marble whimsical group sculpture depicting two putti (Children) playing with a dolphin, fitted for use as a fountain, Paris,...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Stone Fountains
Materials
Marble
$9,985 Sale Price
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RARE ITALIAN VERTICAL WALL FOUNTAIN FROM THE EARLY 1900'S IN Limestone
Located in Madrid, ES
RARE ITALIAN VERTICAL WALL FOUNTAIN FROM THE EARLY 1900'S IN LIMESTONE
Beautiful "vertical" wall fountain of 2 m height, made of limestone in the early 1900's.
Produced between the...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Modern Antique Stone Fountains
Materials
Limestone
Italian 19th Century White Carrara Marble Fountain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most important large scale Italian 19th century white Carrara marble fountain. The extremely high quality wall mounte...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Stone Fountains
Materials
Marble
Italian 19th Century Carved Carrara Marble Figural Fountain Jardinière Planter
By Giovanni Battista Lombardi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine Italian 19th century carved Carrara marble figural fountain "Jardinière" modelled as a standing Putto and a Satyr supporting a sea-sh...
Category
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Stone Fountains
Materials
Carrara Marble
$28,950 Sale Price
35% Off
Ukiyo Saucer, Concrete Fountain/Fishpond by OPIARY (D50")
By Robert Remer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Opiary is a Brooklyn-based biophilic design and production studio. We integrate nature in each of our designs, incorporating live greenery and organic shapes into bespoke furniture, planters, and sculpture. Through the ethos of biophilia, our work reflects the shifting, yet timeless relationship between humans and nature.
This modern, minimalist fountain is a tasteful way to incorporate aquatic life into any indoor or outdoor space. The Ukiyo Saucer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Stone Fountains
Materials
Cement
Antique Cast Stone Pedestal and Shell Form Bird Bath
Located in Sheffield, MA
Antique cast stone and shell form birdbath. Great antique condition, nice wear and aged patina will add interest to any outdoor space.
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Stone Fountains
Materials
Cast Stone
$2,660 Sale Price
30% Off
Contemporary French Limestone Sun Wall Fountain
Located in Dallas, TX
A hand-carved limestone wall fountain featuring a central carving of the Sun with a human face on the backplate. Inspired by Louis XIV, who chose the sun as his emblem, this symbol w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Stone Fountains
Materials
Limestone
Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble birdbath/planter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most elegant Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble birdbath/planter. This impressive birdbath/planter is raised by a circular mottled edge base which...
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19th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Stone Fountains
Materials
Marble
Sandstone Wall Fountain in Art Deco Style
Located in Greding, DE
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco Stone Fountains
Materials
Sandstone
Carrara marble fountain and its drainage stone
Located in PARIS, FR
This exceptional Carrara marble fountain is a rare and elegant piece, featuring a beautifully preserved eight-pointed star-shaped drainage stone, known as the Star of Ishtar or Inann...
Category
17th Century Italian Other Antique Stone Fountains
Materials
Carrara Marble
Large Water Fountain Elephant Garden Scuplture, Mid-20th Century
Located in South Salem, NY
A delightful and playful concrete baby elephant water fountain, originating from mid-20th century England. This charming piece captures the essence of a seated baby elephant, infusin...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Stone Fountains
Materials
Concrete
21st Century by Matteo Thun "COLLEONI" Marble Fountain Garden Outdoor
By Matteo Thun
Located in massa, IT
Marble fountain designed by Matteo Thun.
Size: Ø cm. 39 x 100 H
Materials: Bardiglio Imperiale + Grigio Oliva+Nero Marquina
Designed by: Matteo Thun.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stone Fountains
Materials
Marble
Modern Limestone Wall Fountain
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand carved wall fountain with a square basin.
Origin: France
Measurements: 43 1/4" W x 43 1/4" D x 55 1/4" H.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Stone Fountains
Materials
Limestone
Marble Wall Fountain
Located in Marbella, ES
Marble wall fountain.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Stone Fountains
Materials
Marble
$16,085
Spanish Baptismal Stone Vessel 'Would Make a Wonderful Garden Bird Bath'
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish Baptismal stone vessel from the 19th century, possibly older. This antique vessel from Spain, originally used as a baptismal font, features a rustically carved stone body with rounded basin...
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19th Century Spanish Antique Stone Fountains
Materials
Stone
Cascading Amethyst, Rose Quartz & Rock Crystal Fountain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cascading hand-carved and hand-polished amethyst, rose quartz and rock crystal fountain. The design consists of beautifully hand-carved rose quartz flower petals over carved rock cry...
Category
Late 20th Century Stone Fountains
Materials
Amethyst, Rock Crystal
Beautiful Figurative Marble Fountain
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful marble fountain or birdbath of a cloaked figure pouring water. Please confirm location with seller (NY or NJ)
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stone Fountains
Materials
Marble
Stone Trough
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Stone Trough
Dimensions: approximately- 67”w x 28.5”d x 19”h
Beautiful texture and patina.
Category
19th Century Belgian Antique Stone Fountains
Materials
Stone, Limestone
$8,525
Large Hand-hewn St. Cyr Marble Wall Fountain from the 18th Century
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Exquisite, rare, hand-hewn St. Cyr marble wall fountain from the 18th century. This remarkable piece features a spout intricately crafted in the shape of a river god, cascading water...
Category
18th Century French Antique Stone Fountains
Materials
Marble
Neoclassical Style Carved Limestone Wall Fountain from Northern Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved in Northern Italy in the Neoclassical style, this limestone wall fountain features a triangular pediment adorned with thick dentils. Comprised of 26 pieces of stone, the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Stone Fountains
Materials
Stone, Limestone, Metal, Iron
An Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st Carrara marble bird bath/sink
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An attractive Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. white Carrara marble bird bath/ sink.
Category
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Stone Fountains
Materials
Carrara Marble
Antique French Limestone Wall Fountain
Located in Dallas, TX
An antique limestone wall fountain from early 1900s France, featuring a generously sized rectangular basin designed for water overflow. The wall...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Stone Fountains
Materials
Limestone
18th Century Stone and Marble Cordovan Wall Fountain
Located in Marbella, ES
Cordovan wall fountain of the 18th century made of stone, with marble incristations making shapes of rhombuses and circles, with a marble mask of reddish v...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Stone Fountains
Materials
Stone, Marble
Contemporary French Limestone Lion Wall Fountain
Located in Dallas, TX
A contemporary hand-carved limestone wall fountain from France, blending geometric precision with classical elegance. The basin features a unique geometric edge design with smooth, s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Stone Fountains
Materials
Limestone
$12,800 / item
Contemporary French Limestone Wall Fountain
Located in Dallas, TX
A hand-carved limestone wall fountain from France, featuring a trough-style basin designed to catch water overflow. The central pillar holds the water exit spout, with a predrilled h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Stone Fountains
Materials
Limestone
French Limestone Fountain
Located in Dallas, TX
This rustic, antique French Limestone Fountain from 1890 is an architectural treasure. It adds substantial style to any outdoor space, creati...
Category
18th Century Antique Stone Fountains
Materials
Limestone
$17,160
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