Wallace fountain in green lacquered cast iron. - Lot 137

Lot n° 137
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Result : 27 000EUR
Wallace fountain in green lacquered cast iron. - Lot 137
Wallace fountain in green lacquered cast iron. Foundry plaque on the base marked: "Origine/ Sculpteur/Charles LEBOUR..." for Charles-Auguste LEBOURG (1829-1906), author of the Wallace fountain caryatids. H. 271 cm - W. 70 cm - D. 70 cm After the defeat of the '70s war and the Paris Commune, the new Republic embarked on major renovation projects in the capital. Philanthropy was in vogue with the newly enriched bourgeoisie. Sir Richard Wallace, a wealthy English aristocrat and lover of the French arts, contributed to the national effort by financing the installation of public fountains in Paris, to compensate for the shortage of drinking water.
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