Parisian Louis XV Limestone Carp Fountain Head or Mascaron c.1740
An outstanding sculpted Parisian French limestone Carp or Dolphin fountain head otherwise known as âmascaronâ or âMasqueronâ c.1740
Large and strikingly deeply hand-carved in limestone, patinated with age.
In Paris, the monumental âFontaine des Quatre-Saisonsâ on the Rue de Grenelle (7th arrondissement) (1739), by sculptor Edme Bouchardon features very similar mascaron around the base of the fountain intended to provide water to the neighbourhood but also to be a commemorative monument in honour of King Louis XV.
The same carp form mascaron is found at the Pierre Nicolas Beauvalletâs âFontaine du Gros Caillouâ or âFontaine de Marsâ, rue Saint-Dominique, about fifty years later.
This particular style of carp is a somewhat emblematic motif in the water gardens and parks of Paris created by order of Napoleon in 1805. We can see similar bronze and cast iron examples by the likes of sculptor Jean-Baptiste Klagmann fountains such as âFontaine de LĂ©daâ in the Luxembourg Garden behind the Medici fountain.
Imagine the fountain built into a grotto or wall, water cascading from its open jaws. An enchanting mythical beast!
With historical repairs.
An outstanding sculpted Parisian French limestone Carp or Dolphin fountain head otherwise known as âmascaronâ or âMasqueronâ c.1740
Large and strikingly deeply hand-carved in limestone, patinated with age.
In Paris, the monumental âFontaine des Quatre-Saisonsâ on the Rue de Grenelle (7th arrondissement) (1739), by sculptor Edme Bouchardon features very similar mascaron around the base of the fountain intended to provide water to the neighbourhood but also to be a commemorative monument in honour of King Louis XV.
The same carp form mascaron is found at the Pierre Nicolas Beauvalletâs âFontaine du Gros Caillouâ or âFontaine de Marsâ, rue Saint-Dominique, about fifty years later.
This particular style of carp is a somewhat emblematic motif in the water gardens and parks of Paris created by order of Napoleon in 1805. We can see similar bronze and cast iron examples by the likes of sculptor Jean-Baptiste Klagmann fountains such as âFontaine de LĂ©daâ in the Luxembourg Garden behind the Medici fountain.
Imagine the fountain built into a grotto or wall, water cascading from its open jaws. An enchanting mythical beast!
With historical repairs.
Original: $6,120.62
-70%$6,120.62
$1,836.19Description
An outstanding sculpted Parisian French limestone Carp or Dolphin fountain head otherwise known as âmascaronâ or âMasqueronâ c.1740
Large and strikingly deeply hand-carved in limestone, patinated with age.
In Paris, the monumental âFontaine des Quatre-Saisonsâ on the Rue de Grenelle (7th arrondissement) (1739), by sculptor Edme Bouchardon features very similar mascaron around the base of the fountain intended to provide water to the neighbourhood but also to be a commemorative monument in honour of King Louis XV.
The same carp form mascaron is found at the Pierre Nicolas Beauvalletâs âFontaine du Gros Caillouâ or âFontaine de Marsâ, rue Saint-Dominique, about fifty years later.
This particular style of carp is a somewhat emblematic motif in the water gardens and parks of Paris created by order of Napoleon in 1805. We can see similar bronze and cast iron examples by the likes of sculptor Jean-Baptiste Klagmann fountains such as âFontaine de LĂ©daâ in the Luxembourg Garden behind the Medici fountain.
Imagine the fountain built into a grotto or wall, water cascading from its open jaws. An enchanting mythical beast!
With historical repairs.
