English Lead Cherub Fountain 20th Century

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English Lead Cherub Fountain 20th CenturyA lead figure of a winged cherub or Cupid, poised lightly as he lifts a scallop shell, a small bird resting at its edge. Conceived as a fountain, the shell is centred with a discreet spout, designed for water to rise and fall in a gentle rhythmcatching the light and animating the surface of the lead. There is a quiet poetry to the piece. Figures such as this belong to the long tradition of English garden ornament, where they are not placed to

The foundry was given the rights to direct wax-cast from the original bronzes held at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale

They are set upon squared bases with bulbous bracket feet

She will add beauty and grace as an interior piece or ethereal garden sculpture

acanthus leaves and embellished with Greek coin bordering

his features are deeply sorrowful

A noteworthy piece

The jar retains its rare chimney-form brass lid

An elegant draped classical figure with flowing locks

in addition to a complete collection of everything that has been found to date in the excavations of Pompeii and in the lava of Herculaneum

Seeley trained at the Royal Academy Schools and developed an artificial stone called ‘artificial limestone’

This is an excellent example of a very talented painters work

Would have been part of a huge centrepiece or altarpiece in a church or cathedral