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CIRCA 1880
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An Italian carved white marble multi-spout fountain group
Circa 1880
Of two mermaids entwined with a water-spouting sea-snake, the upper mermaid grasping the serpent's tail in her left hand, blowing a water-spouting conch shell held in her right hand, the lower mermaid reclining in front, holding the snake's tail in her left hand, its water-spouting head in her right hand, on a naturalistic base, on an associated rusticated marble base
73 in. (185.5 cm.) high
Circa 1880
Of two mermaids entwined with a water-spouting sea-snake, the upper mermaid grasping the serpent's tail in her left hand, blowing a water-spouting conch shell held in her right hand, the lower mermaid reclining in front, holding the snake's tail in her left hand, its water-spouting head in her right hand, on a naturalistic base, on an associated rusticated marble base
73 in. (185.5 cm.) high