A French green-patinated cast-iron fountain figure of a triton

CIRCA 1870

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A French green-patinated cast-iron fountain figure of a triton
Circa 1870
Wearing a scallop-shell pendant, blowing into a conch shell, seated on a tortoise, on a square base
11 in. (79.5 cm.) high

Lot Essay

The youthful triton, with his aquatic companion the turtle, wears a scallop shell around his neck, which, in such a watery context surely indicates an association with Venus, the godess of love, who was born from the waves.

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