FRANCE, SECONDE MOITIÉ DU XIXe SIÈCLE

Starting price
€ 60 000
Auction dateClassic
12.06.2024 15:00UTC +02:00
Auctioneer
CHRISTIE'S
Event location
France, Paris
ID 1230076
Lot 2 | FRANCE, SECONDE MOITIÉ DU XIXe SIÈCLE
FRANCE, SECONDE MOITIÉ DU XIXe SIÈCLE
Fontaine à décor de trois sirènes
marbre, le labrum en porphyre probablement du XVIIe ou du XVIIIe siècle
H. totale 77,5 cm (30 ½ in.) ; H. piètement 62 cm (24 1/5 in.)
Le labrum : H.15 cm (6 in.) ; D. 68 cm (26 ¾ in.)




Literature

Bibliographie comparative :
D. Del Bufalo, Porphyry. Red Imperial Porphyry. Power and Religion, Turin/Londres, 2018, pp. 174-176.



Further details

A MARBLE FOUNTAIN WITH THREE MERMAIDS, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, CARRYING A POSSIBLY 17TH OR 18TH CENTURY PORPHYRY LABRUM

This large porphyry labrum carried by three mermaids predates the base. Although it is inspired by antique models, its execution must be dated to the 17th or 18th centuries. The base, on the other hand, is reminiscent of 17th-century designs, and is more closely related to models from the gardens of the Château de Versailles, such as the Bassin des Couronnes, known as the Tritons and Sirens Basin, in the Parterre du Nord.
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