Europe - Fountains

Electric copper indoor fountain. Full function, great sound of water splashing down each floor. Perfect for a Zen garden. For usage in US you would only have to change the plug or g...

This old French Limestone fountain was hand carved in the mid 17th century and installed in a French countryside home. The piece has been well preserved throughout the years and was ...

Classical Carved Carrara Bianco Marble Stone Sink Basin This timeless beautiful Italian classical sink is cut from one single block of Carrara marble, these designs have not changed...

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...

Wall fountain made of hand-chiseled, antique-patinated natural stone with a large rectangular basin. The curved back panel with subtle volutes and strong top molding gives the founta...

Stunning large Italian bronze water fountain Classical look complemented by the gorgeous verdis gris patina Love the birds depicted drinking f...

Our Ancient Surfaces team recently reclaimed this extremely rare statuary fountain. The story behind this masterpiece is that a team of Italian master carvers were tasked to create an exceptionally phenomenal limestone fountain for a noble Milano family estate. After 8 months of hand-carving they completed the job by creating a very unique and large pool fountain...

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...

A large bronze wall fountain depicting an angel. This unusual and striking water feature is inscribed 'sed aqua quam dabo ei fiet in eo fons aquae salients in vitam aeturnum'. The tr...

You are viewing a gorgeous Georgian revival garden tazza Quirky little urn on stand that could also function as a nice bird bath Crafted from reconstituted stone with lovely weathere...

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

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. ...

Water fountain in hand painted ceramic. Decorative ceramic fountain antique finish.

Beautiful fountain made of polychrome ceramics from San Polo, production circa 1950s. The object consists of several elements, including the base, the basin from which the water flow...

As tradition this timeless Italian classical sink is cut from one single block of white marble, the designs have not changed since Greek and Roman times, it carries superb artistic m...

The sculptural head shaped water features hand-turned in ceramic, produced by Mobach in Utrecht during the 1960's. Mobach produced this unique mat bronze lustre glaze has a result of...

Wall fountain made of patinated metal with a detailed relief back panel. The figurative depiction and finely crafted ornamentation give the fountain an expressive, classical character.

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...

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...

One of a kind French wall fountain in limestone. Typical LXIV style of the 19th century. Amazing and grand fountain for a bespoke luxury lifestyle design. The head stone measures: 7...

This timeless beautiful Italian classical sink is cut from one single block of white marble, these designs have not changed since Greek and Roman times, it carries superb artistic me...

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 ...

This monumental finely carved limestone fountain is composed a three levels. The first tiered with three amazing horse statues, the others adorned with lion heads ending with a putt...

Stunning classical Italian bronze wall fountain which is floor standing It has a wonderful Verdi gris patina that can only be achieved through age. This impressive sized fountain has...

White Carrara marble wall fountain with projecting lion face. ▪ Made in Italy dimensions 51 h x 43 x 24 cm weight 26 kg italian manufacturing certified by the Lazio region The sculp...

Classical Serpentine Marble Stone Sink Basin This timeless beautiful Italian classical sink is cut from one single block of white marble, these designs have not changed since Greek a...

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....

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!

Large Marble fountain with sculpture of woman, Paris Budapest, 1920. The sculpture was made in Paris in the 1910s. Purchased by a Hungarian nobleman, the statue was placed in 1929 on...

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...

Wall Mounted Fountain spout of a Lagotto Romagnolo Dog. Extraordinary detail to the carving. Mounted on a laurel wreath. Marble. Circa 1900. Northern Italy. From the covered exterior...

Decorative bowl made of white marble with a chalice-shaped pedestal and finely detailed leaf ornamentation. The clean contouring and precise execution of the surrounding leaf motifs ...

Art Nouveau bronze sculptural tray indoor fountain with seated nude holding a vase signed by Suzanne Bizard. Patinated bronze on impressive marble tr...

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...

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...

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...

Wall fountain made of light Giallo d’Istria limestone with a stained basin rim. The back panel features a simple floral rosette and a gently curved contour.

Decorative fountain carved from warm-toned travertine marble, featuring finely sculpted horse head motifs. Made in Italy during the 1980s, this piece showcases a harmonious blend of ...

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...

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...

Pewter fountain and basin with a scene of Saint George and the dragon A pewter shell-shaped basin, raised on two claw feet with a scalloped rim and a straight, upright backplate wit...

Wall fountain made of hand-chiseled, antique-patinated natural stone with a curved back panel and stylized rosette. The massive, conical basin and simple water spout provide clean li...

1990s hand carved aged stone antique reproduction wall fountain.

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 planter. The octagonal base diamet...

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...

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...

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

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...

Love this golden garden monkey. Ready for fountain use, imagine this in your garden Makes you smile every day. Heavy piece. Indoor and outdoor.

Great pair of composite garden fountains, French and hand made in the early 20th century. Original white paint to the exterior, each fountain is in two parts comprising the base and ...

Vintage garden fountain, in artificial stone or concrete, carved with putto, basin and pedestal, built in the 1900s in Italy tub circumference measures 60 cm x H 135, base 40 cm

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...

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...

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...

Striking fountain made of solid, hand-hewn granite. The rectangular basin measures 90 × 370 × 120 cm (H × W × D), accompanied by a prominent spout column measuring 235 × 62 × 50 cm. ...

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

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 ...

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 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...

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.