Continental Europe - Fountains

Bjørn Wiinblad (1918-2006), his own workshop. Unique and colossal fountain, woman's bust with earrings and a tall hat. Hand-painted in green shades. Four parts. Rare unique model. ...

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...

This is a handcrafted and hand painted wall fountain in Nymphenburg Majolica. The fountain consists of the basin, decorative wall element and bronze lion head spicket. We are happy t...

Antique French fountain basin can be used as a planter or jardinière This item also may have served of children bath tub Very old, the wood wor...

This pretty wall fountain was made from an ancient trough and ancient reclaimed limestone elements. Its good proportions as well as the harmony between the different elements used, i...

Stone fountain with a hand-carved surround and a plate decorated with faces. The central part corresponds to the 18th century with the upper plate in Italian Verona marble. The fence...

A fine Italian carved limestone and wrought iron wishing well head from the Veneto area. Great decoration for your garden. It may also be used as a...

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...

This charming fountain made from ancient stone elements with its ironwork and water jet will easily fit around the house, leaning against a wall.Time left its marks with a very nice ...

This beautiful hand-carved stone basin has a timeless, rustic charm. Crafted from a single block of stone, it has been worn and weathered over the years, giving it a rich, natural pa...

This antique stone mask was probably used in a fountain. It is a very decorative Italian antique object. The mask fits as decorative object on a bureau o...

Limited edition fountain in marble and bronze. (central column - limited edition of 7 pieces only) The central column can possibly be mounted inside a marble basin to be built local...

Entirely hand carved in a solid block of precious white Carrara marble, this antique Italian late 17th century-early 18th century fountain or basin is sculpted with elegant floral and foliate patterns typical of Baroque period of Genoese area. This generously sized half moon basin features a wonderful hand sculpted floral carvings on front, drawing the eye around its satisfyingly smooth arc and its charismatic form, while the back is raw, the ancient hand chisels can still be seen. Even the original iron pins which probably supported a back splash are still visible. It takes a high level of skill to carve such a hard marble into a wonderful demi lune shape such as this. Different shades of white due to varied patina from age allows it to go with practically any color scheme. This antique marble sculptural and architectural piece was originally a garden element, it is now perfect for both indoor or outdoor use. Elevate your interior or your garden to a new level of elegance with this one of a kind piece suitable for both public spaces and private homes. Whether placed in the master bathroom or in a powder room as a wash sink...

Giant shell fountain the structure is in iron and the springs are in authentic giant shell (Tridacna gigas) the arms are mobile and have the shape of a veg...

Very nice grey marble vintage wall fountain to place in to your garden.

GARDEN FOUNTAIN OF THE HALF OF THE XX CENTURY DECORATIVE GARDEN FOUNTAIN FROM THE 50'S IN STONE OR SIMILAR. IT IS COMPOSED OF 3 PARTS. IT IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION IN GENERAL. MEASU...

Wall fountain with dolphin and shell bowl sculpture made of cast composition with marble powder, Portugal, early 20th century. Dolphin with a bronze tap in ...

Ancient and important wall fountain, richly carved in gray stone, with iron filler, ashlar basin and wall pillar, built for a garden in Italy, in the 19th century, from southern Ital...

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...

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

Wooden Carved Black Forest Garden Fountain Water Spout 19th century A large Black Forest wooden carved water spout featuring "Ruebezahl", which is the mountain spirit of the giant m...

Murano Glass Fountain with a Central Vase encircled by 4 Mermaids, 1950s

18th century Dutch wall fountain from the hall of a canal house. Made of Carrara marble. Antique wall fountain, with a niche-shaped high back including tap hole, on a curled leg with...

Wonderful and rare small cast iron fountain head with a great expression, France, circa 1850-1900. Weathered H:20cm W:18,5cm D:8,5cm

Very nice antique wall fountain made out of French sandstone. Came out of a park from a big French mansion near Paris, France.

Sabine Marcelis From the series “No Fear of Glass” Manufactured by Sabine Marcelis Produced exclusively for Side Gallery Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2019 Layered curved glass. Polish...

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...

Introducing an extraordinary Monumental Greek-Style Fountain in Reconstituted Stone from the mid-20th century. This magnificent piece is richly adorned with intricate sculptures and ...

This is a handcrafted and hand painted wall fountain in Nymphenburg Majolica. The fountain consists of the pedestal, basin, decorative edging tiles and flat tiles as well as the spic...

Fountain center (base) in cut Nevers limestone, decorated with three children holding drapery and forming a circle around a column topped with a capital, France second half of the 18...

century Pretty limestone wash basin from the south of Spain /Andalucía , finely worked by hand with its two small niches in the front part which were used for soap and brushes as...

Elegant classical style fountain made of hand-carved marble, with detailed ornamentation including spiral motifs and a central solar figure. Its artistic and refined design combines ...

Organic pod form fountain. Natural clay body with glaze pod interior. Created 2019 by Brent J. Bennett, US (signed). Including water pump with US plug. Brent J. Bennett has achieved a worldwide reputation for design excellence. His goal over the last 50 years has been to create beautiful designed, quality pieces that other people enjoy. Most of his work has been architecturally oriented, such as large murals, outdoor furniture, and fountains. His background includes a BA degree from UCSB, two years graduate study at UCLA with Laura Anderson...

This wall fountain consists of a tiled back wall with relief "Aquarium" by Max Dellefant. The design was made for Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg in 1940. The standard version is gl...

Water Element is a work in bronze and aluminum by Czech sculptor Ondřej Oliva. It is both an outdoor sculpture and a large garden water basin. The water is static. A drain plug situa...

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...

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...

This is a very exceptional piece. In the middle of the 35kg solid bronze tank there's a big rock cristal (30 cm high) which holds an atmospheric light. Originates France, dating ci...

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...

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.

Solid brass antique faucet, designed with a sturdy structure and an antique finish that highlights its authenticity and durability. Its functional desig...

Marble fountain designed by Matteo Thun. Size: Ø cm. 39 x 100 H Materials: Bardiglio Imperiale + Grigio Oliva+Nero Marquina Designed by: Matteo Thun.

Antiques fountain in white marble, richly carved and inlaid with "royal yellow" marble in the pedestal and in the basin, upper part with mythological sculpture...

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....

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...

Beautiful antique well from the 19th century! One side of this well is not original, but we have found a very nice alternative that fits exactly with the whole!

Made from Bourgondian marble stone type Chassagne Rose from France. (The quarry already closed for years).

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...

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.

The most elegant of the Genesi fountains, it's a pleasure to the eyes and to the ears. The Raku elements let the water flow perpetually from the tallest to the smallest recipient and finally into the large vessel creating a soothing sound while the ripples on the water will create a slow game with the bottom of the large container. The water that flows into different vessels symbolises life and is a metaphor for no one is untouched by what is around him, and that everything is connected. This fountain can donate any interior a relaxing corner and repose to the mind of the listener...

Large 1950s Vallauris enlightening fountain in two parts. Water comes out the mouths of the two dolphins in a closed circuit. Signed Vallauris on a stamp.

Amazing indoor fountain in brass and lucite designed by Henri Fernandez France, 1970s. The brutalist fish is made in brass with turquoise gems eyes and ...

Elegant 20th-Century Bronze Fountain Depicting a Small Triton This elegant bronze fountain features a beautifully crafted figure of a small Triton, showcasing Italian workmanship fr...

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...

Regence style garden fountain with double basin in stone, Very elegant construction, this sculpted fountain can be a central focus. It could be placed on a basin in a larger basin.

Introducing an extraordinary Monumental Greek-Style Fountain in Reconstituted Stone from the mid-20th century. This magnificent piece is richly adorned with intricate sculptures and ...

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...

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...