White earth fountain with lead glaze on cream... - Lot 20 - De Baecque et Associés

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White earth fountain with lead glaze on cream... - Lot 20 - De Baecque et Associés
White earth fountain with lead glaze on cream engobe and copper green highlights. Ovoid body ending in a lamp's butt with two handles in volutes. Domed lid with double dome. Moulded decoration in pastillage. At the base, a cherub's head serves as a neck. On the belly, Christ on the cross is surrounded by Saint John and a Virgin and Child. Note, on either side of Christ, two vases moulded after Bernard Perrot's perfume bottles. Above, two intertwined courtyards provide a space where a sun and the initials "I V" appear. ( Acc. ) BEAUTIFUL ? Beginning of the 18th century H 43 cm - D 21 cm Bears an old label " Fontaine fabr. de Manerbe (Calvados) fin du XVIIe siècle. Comes from the Charles Boucaud sale of February 22nd 1982 in Drouot.
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