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Chafariz 'Vasque ou château d'eau'

Fountain 'Vasque ou château d'eau'

Hubert Lavigne
Val d`Osne (Paris)
1853 (catalogue)

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Description

Cast-iron fountain with two scales. At the top a femail figure holding an ornament with grapes. The column between both scales is adorned with birds and reed. At the foot basin putti with fish tails spouting water.

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The fountain is made by the Val d'Osne factory, catalogue 2 (1853), pl. 551.

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Locatie (N 37°44'17" - W 25°40'10") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptac003; Photograph: 20 June 2016
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