CIRCA 1720-1730

Details

A dutch variegated white and grey marble wall fountain
CIRCA 1720-1730
The moulded shaped back surmounted by a foliate clasp above a serpentine shaped gadrooned basin with a lambrequin, with a later brass tap
68 cm. high x 53 cm. wide x 34 cm. deep

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Please note this lot is illustrated in the printed catalogue as lot 97 and vice versa.

Lot Essay

The wall fountain or so called Gangfontein is often seen in 18th century Dutch houses, it was considered an important part of the furnishing of the hall. Wall fountains are always executed in marble and are seen in various shapes, the basin mostly carved in the form of a scallop and the backplate is decorated with the repeating theme of a water-spring or running water. See: K. Sluyterman, Huisraad en binnenhuis in Nederland in vroeger eeuwen, 's-Gravenhage, 1947, pp. 309-311, fig. 402 and 403.

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