18th Century French Fountain
Maximum measurements 24cm high x 18cm wide x 8cm deep (cast from resin)
Height of seated Merman 9cm (this is seperate to the fountain and so you will need to glue it onto the main fountain. He is usually cast from resin
This highly detailed beautiful fountain is a copy of an original antique. There are minor modifications due to scale and also casting issues but overall it is close to the original.
We do not know the history of this fountain, where is came from but it was being sold on an antiques website and was too irristable not to copy.
The head at the top of the fountain has a small pipe from which water would have flowed. We have not made our pipe hollow but with a little skill you could use resin to flow from the mouth into the shell below and then tumble again from the shell into the trough. On the original there were two pipe outlets either side of the fountain. If you wished to add these then you could simply add a little pipe or jewelry finding and add the cascading water.
All the detailing on the fountain is influenced by "water". The lily pads falling from the mans beard, the seaweed fronds supporting the shell and the sea shell itself being a huge clam shell under which sits a quiet merman or merchild. He sits studying a little lily pad flower in his right hand. His scaly fishy legs end with two fish tales.
There are endless ways in which you could paint and decorate this lovely fountain. Bluey green patina where the pipe is exposed, mossy mould in the crevices. The stone could be marble or granite or limestone. Addition of plant material and water (resin based of course!) would be lovely.
There are many suppliers of realistic water - try Deluxe materials or simply google clear resins. Be mindful though that some will only allow a very shallow depth of water and others, such as PU resin, can set yellow in colour.
If you choose to purchase this delightful fountain I guarantee you will have so much fun!
NOTE about DELIVERY
Due to its weight and size there may be carriage restrictions to some places.
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1700 -talets franska fontän 12: e skalan omålad
Fontän - Maximalt mått 24 cm hög x 18 cm bred x 8 cm djup (gjuten av högkvalitativ gips)
Höjd på sittande Merman 9 cm (detta är separat för fontänen och du måste därför limma den på huvudfontänen. Han är vanligtvis gjuten av harts
Vildsvinets eldhölje 15,5 cm bred x 11 cm hög
Fransk Trumeau -spegel ca. 7 cm bred x 12,5 cm höjd
Dam geting midja skyltdocka total höjd ca 4,5 "till 5"
Gentlemans skrivbord = 6,5 cm hög x 15,5 cm bred x 7,5 cm djup.
Torchere = 10 cm hög x 4 cm bredaste delen x 2,6 cm diameter ovanpå.
Dambord = 12 cm hög x 10,8 cm bredaste delen x 5,5 cm djup.
Commode av Francois Linke = 7 cm hög x 11 cm bredaste del x 4,5 cm djup.
Litet fransk konsolbord = 6,5 cm bred x 7 cm hög x 6,5 cm bred
Litet franskt bord = 6,8 cm hög x 6,8 cm bred x 3,9 cm djup
Stor fransk spegel = 9 cm bred x 12,5 cm hög (den faktiska ovala spegeln är 7 cm x 5 cm)
Stor Girondelle spegel 12cm x 6,5cm