Antique American Monumental 3 Tier Cast Iron Garden 98" Fountain J.W. Fiske 1880
By J.W. Fiske & Company
Located in Portland, OR
A good monumental antique American 3 Tier Cast Iron Fountain attributed to J. W. Fiske, New York, Circa 1870.
The base adorned with three standing storks their heads facing down and wings spread, their backs facing against the base of the pedestal. The lower bowl is 48 in diameter, with ribbed decoration and a gadrooned design to the edge of the bowl. There are two corresponding smaller graduated bowls above, each joined with ribbed columns and leaf decoration, water is expelled from the top of the column and then cascades down to the bowls.
The fountain is in two sections, with traces of paint and oxidation from being outside, the fountain can easily be re-painted, shot-blasted or powder-coated, or left exactly as it is. In good condition with no breaks or repairs, this wonderful antique fountain is ready to grace your space.
Provenance; From a fine New England estate
J. W. Fiske & Company of New York City was the most prominent American manufacturer of decorative cast iron and cast zinc in the second half of the nineteenth century. In addition to their wide range of garden fountains, statues, urns, and cast-iron garden furniture...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique American Fountains