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Fountains For Sale
Riverside Park: The Splendid Sliver by Edward Grimm, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Riverside park: The Splendid Sliver by Edward Grimm. Columbia University Press, 2008. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Riverside Park is an illustrated tribute to Frederick Law Olmsted's "other" New York City sanctuary. Since its conception in the 1870s, the park has undergone a number of transformations and suffered from periods of misuse and neglect, but in 1984, much-needed renovations turned this city oasis into what is today one of Manhattan's most beautiful attractions.
"If the West Side does not stir you, you are a clod, past redemption."-Robert Moses...
Category
Early 2000s American Fountains
Materials
Paper
21st Century by Matteo Thun "COLLEONI" Marble Fountain Garden Outdoor
By Matteo Thun
Located in massa, IT
Marble fountain designed by Matteo Thun.
Size: Ø cm. 39 x 100 H
Materials: Bardiglio Imperiale + Grigio Oliva+Nero Marquina
Designed by: Matteo Thun.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fountains
Materials
Marble
Wall Decorative Fountain Dolphin and Shell Sculpture on Carved Oak Panel
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Wall fountain with dolphin and shell bowl sculpture made of cast composition with marble powder, Portugal, early 20th century. Dolphin with a bronze tap in ...
Category
Early 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Fountains
Materials
Composition
Vintage Bronze Greco-Roman Style Telamon Term Fountain with Verdigris Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage lost wax cast bronze Greco-Roman style Telamon Term fountain with verdigris patina. Created with the traditional technique of the lost-wax (à la cire perdue) that allows a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Fountains
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary Art Fountain Pio Tempio D'empio Tempo by Luigi Ontani
By Mirabili, Luigi Ontani
Located in Pistoia, IT
Limited edition fountain in marble and bronze. (central column - limited edition of 7 pieces only)
The central column can possibly be mounted inside a marble basin to be built local...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Fountains
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Victorian Cast Iron Fountain of Woman with an Urn and Two Putti
Located in New York, NY
Victorian neoclassical style cast iron fountain with a woman standing next to an urn that is tipping slightly as well as two identical putti, each seated atop a spherical plinth. Wat...
Category
Late 19th Century Neoclassical Revival Antique Fountains
Materials
Iron
21st Century by Achille Castiglioni "FONTANA" Marble Fontain Garden Outdoor
Located in massa, IT
Marble fontain "Fontana" designed by Arch. Achille Castiglioni.
Size: ø cm. 180 x 43 x 190 H
Materials: Bardiglio Imperiale+ Bianco Carrara
Designed by: Achille Castiglioni.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fountains
Materials
Marble
20th Century Two Toned Marble Planter/Tazzer/Bird Bath
Located in Southall, GB
A stunning 20th century two toned marble planter/Tazzer/bird bath. The frieze is decorated with lion masks and lion paw feet, standing on a Verdi Antico marble base, and a central tw...
Category
20th Century European Fountains
Materials
Marble
Pair of French Figural Cherub Form Lead Fountains Riding on Turtles, Circa 1860
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of French figural cherub form lead fountains riding on turtle, Mid-19th century. Fountains are plumed for the garden or pond.
Category
1860s French Louis Philippe Antique Fountains
Materials
Copper, Lead
Modern Limestone Wall Fountain
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand carved wall fountain with a square basin.
Origin: France
Measurements: 43 1/4" W x 43 1/4" D x 55 1/4" H.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Fountains
Materials
Limestone
19th Century Antique Water Well of French Limestone
Located in Made, NL
Beautiful antique well from the 19th century! One side of this well is not original, but we have found a very nice alternative that fits exactly with the whole!
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Fountains
Materials
Limestone
19th Century French Cast Iron Water Pump Fountain
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental 19th century French water pump fountain made by Louis Jonet. This large cast iron piece would have been mounted above a large stone trough to catch water. Reminiscent of t...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Fountains
Materials
Iron
Rare Cocobolo Don Shoemaker Fountain, Organic Mexican Mid-Century Modern, 1960s
Located in San Diego, CA
Exceptional one of a kind organic midcentury Mexican modernist fountain designed by Don Shoemaker.
Don Shoemaker fountain is made of Cocobolo woo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Fountains
Materials
Cocobolo
Ukiyo Saucer, Concrete Fountain/Fishpond by OPIARY (D62")
By Robert Remer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Opiary is a Brooklyn-based biophilic design and production studio. We integrate nature in each of our designs, incorporating live greenery and organic shapes into bespoke furniture, planters, and sculpture. Through the ethos of biophilia, our work reflects the shifting, yet timeless relationship between humans and nature.
This modern, minimalist fountain is a tasteful way to incorporate aquatic life into any indoor or outdoor space. The Ukiyo watersaucer can house multiple floating islands...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Fountains
Materials
Cement
18th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut and Pewter Fountain Lavabo on Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique fountain was crafted in Lyon, France, circa 1780. In the past, this kind of lavabos was actually used for hand washing. This water fountain is made of pewter with bronze faucets...
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Fountains
Materials
Pewter
Antique 18th Century Italian Red Verona & White Carrara Marble Floor Fountain
Located in Marbella, ES
Antique 18th century Italian red Verona and white Carrara marble floor fountain.
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Fountains
Materials
Marble
19th Century Country French Fountain with Porcelain Reservoir and Basin
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century Country French fountain with porcelain reservoir and basin is a charming ode to a bygone era! Back before hot and cold running water, it was desirable for family members...
Category
Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Fountains
Materials
Porcelain, Oak
Large French 19th Century Cast-Iron Fountain Figure of a Seated Nude Maiden
By J.J. Ducel Me de Forges 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine and Large French 19th Century Cast-Iron Fountain Figure Modeled as a Nude Maiden Seated on a Rocky Outcrop Holding a Cornucopia in Her Raised Right Hand, by J.J Ducel. Cast-Signed "J.J. DUCEL Me de FORGES, PARIS". Circa: Paris, 1880.
A retailer of fine cast-iron ornaments, J. J. Ducel was recorded as supplying cast-iron works through Paris as early as 1810 in the Pas-de-Calais. The factory was sold in 1878 to the Fonderie de la Haute-Marne and all of the firm's models were subsequently bought by the Val d'Osne foundry. However, prior to the firm's sale, critics at the 1867 Paris Exposition Universelle proclaimed that "Ducel is the great manufacturer of works in cast-iron, to whom Paris is so largely indebted for the grace and elegance that supply so many of the adornments of its streets". Ducel, Val d'Osne and other associated foundries produced both bronze and cast-iron statuary. Cast-iron is corrosive, whereas non-ferrous bronze does not suffer the same detrimental effects of weathering and is therefore a superior and more expensive material.
Height: 51 1/2 inches (130.8 cm)
Width: 22 inches (55.9 cm)
Depth: 30 inches (76.2 cm)
The foundry of Val d'Osne became highly regarded for the varied nature and quality of its castings in the second half of the 19th century. Commonly known after 1870 as simply Val D'Osne, the company was originally founded by J.P.V. André in Val d'Osne 1835 and developed rapidly, absorbing smaller foundries in the Haute-Marne area east of Paris. The foundry contributed to the London International Exhibition of 1851, where a bronze fountain cast with classical figures attracted much attention. André also specialised in fancy castings and architectural fittings. His Paris adress was at 14 Rue Neuve, Menilmontant.
In 1855 the Barbezat & Cie Foundry was born out of the André workshop. In 1867 Barbezat & Cie changed its name to Houille & Cie. Then, in 1870, it changed its name to Société Anonyme du Val d'Osne. With the change of name came the change of casting mark and adress: Fonderies d'Art du Val d'Osne, 58 Bd Voltaire, Paris or simply Val d'Osne.
Cast-iron had been in production during the 18th century but its inferior status to the more fashionable and delicate wrought-iron had generally confined its use to architectural work. By the early 19th century, however, rapid developments of the Industrial Revolution combined with the simultaneous burgeoning of a new middle class provided the impetus for a dramatic expansion in its application and in a short space of time a proliferation of iron foundries across Europe and America thrived on the production of everything from inkstands to railway stations. The use of cast-iron for garden ornament became particularly widespread at this time, as the possibilities for its mass-production at a fraction of the cost of bronze made it the material of choice for indoor/outdoor statuary...
Category
19th Century French Classical Greek Antique Fountains
Materials
Iron
Hand Carved Limestone Central Fountain
Located in Dallas, TX
Here we offer a hand carved limestone central fountain. This fountain has bowls that are detail carved on the underside as well as the suppo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Fountains
Materials
Limestone
19th Century Limestone Fountain from Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
This limestone fountain origins from Italy, circa 1880.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Fountains
Materials
Limestone
Murano Venetian Glass Water Fountain
Located in New Orleans, LA
An unquestionable masterpiece of Venetian glass artistry, this incredible glass fountain is the rarest and most fascinating form of Murano glass ever created. Masterpieces requiring ...
Category
20th Century Italian Other Fountains
Materials
Gold Leaf
Art Nouveau Style Bronze Finish Copper Figural Fountain Element
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A bronze finish copper fountain element with high relief figural decoration in a watery environment. A partly draped mermaid with long flowing hair and swirling drapery, reaches back to a large dolphin...
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau Fountains
Materials
Copper
18th Century French Brass Lavabo Fountain from Normandy on Carved Cherry Door
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in Normandy, France circa 1780, and mounted on a carved fruit wood door, the antique brass lavabo features the original two-piece lavabo; a demilune basin at the base, and a ...
Category
Late 18th Century French Country Antique Fountains
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Art Fountain Le Colonne White, Light Blue by Alessandro Mendini
Located in Pistoia, IT
Limited edition of 99 numbered and signed copies of the Column composed by 3 elements, base in polychrome ceramic, 24 white grés tiles with decorations and a bronze fish sculpture.
This fountain is called “Le Colonne...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Fountains
Materials
Bronze
Hand Carved Limestone Central Fountain
Located in Dallas, TX
Here we offer a hand carved limestone fountain with four iron down spouts. The water exits are detail carved with an intricate design around the opening and each spouted side is carved back to an inset panel. The crown rises up to support a limestone sphere...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Fountains
Materials
Limestone
Vintage Carved Marble Fountain or Planter
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Fantastic one of a kind carved marble architectural piece, can be used in deferent functions as fountain, planter or table top with the right bas,
beautifully carve in India in whi...
Category
20th Century Indian Fountains
Materials
Marble
Stone Ware Garden Monkey Fountain, 1970s
By Kees Verkade
Located in Den Haag, NL
Love this golden garden monkey. Ready for fountain use, imagine this in your garden
Makes you smile every day. Heavy piece. Indoor and outdoor.
Category
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fountains
Materials
Cast Stone
Hand Carved Limestone Central Fountain
Located in Dallas, TX
Here we offer a hand carved limestone central fountain with two brass down spouts. This fountain has a large, deep basin and wil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Fountains
Materials
Limestone
Pier Alessandro Giusti and Egidio De Rosa Marble Fountain, 80's
Located in bari, IT
"ELENA" fountain in Carrara marble, Ultima Edizione production by Giusti and De Rosa, 1985.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fountains
Materials
Carrara Marble
Village Water Pump in Antique Limestone from France, 18th Century
Located in Udenhout, NL
Village water pump fountain in limestone with a double trough
also made from limestone in front of it.
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Fountains
Materials
Limestone
19th Century French Limestone Wall Fountain
Located in Beervelde, BE
One of a kind French wall fountain in limestone. Typical LXIV style of the 19th century.
Amazing and grand fountain for a bespoke luxury lifestyle design.
The head stone measures:
7...
Category
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Fountains
Materials
Limestone
19th Century Rococo Revival Putti Wall Brackets made of Plaster, Set of 2
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A 19th-century unique pair of Rococo style consoles with putti heads. Carved from plaster and painted in polychrome.
The consoles are open from the rear and the top. Most likely th...
Category
19th Century European Rococo Revival Antique Fountains
Materials
Plaster
Glazed Ceramic Frog Fountain Head
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
This vintage ceramic frog fountain is a charming statue that can be used in a water feature or Stand alone as a hidden garden friend. Opening at base to ...
Category
Early 20th Century European Fountains
Materials
Ceramic
A French 19th-20th Century Carved White Marble Fountain Sculpture with Children
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and charming French 19th-20th century carved white marble whimsical group sculpture depicting two putti (Children) playing with a dolphin, fitted for use as a fountain, Paris,...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Fountains
Materials
Marble
Victorian Mermaid Garden Fountain
Located in Sheffield, MA
The Victorian garden fountain is of a mermaid sitting on shore-line rocks. The arm stretches upward as she holds a conch shell which is the base for t...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Fountains
Materials
Concrete
White Ceramic Putti Lion Fountain Bowl
Located in Houston, TX
A vintage Italian Blanc De Chine fountain of a beautiful putti sitting atop a lion's bust bowl. This piece is a wonderful decorative centerpiece on its own.
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Fountains
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
19th Century French Provincial Brass Lavabo Fountain on Carved Oak Wall Mount
Located in Dallas, TX
Fill up this decorative "Fontaine" with dry flowers and hang it on a wall! Crafted in Normandy, France circa 1860, and mounted on the original carved board, the two-part antique bras...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Country Antique Fountains
Materials
Brass
Cast Iron Wall Fountain Signed by Val D´osne, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Cast iron wall fountain signed by Val D´osne Foundry, France, late 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Fountains
Materials
Iron
Italian Hand Carved Stone Tiered Water Fountain
Located in Rome, IT
This monumental finely carved limestone fountain is composed a three levels.
The first tiered with three amazing horse statues, the others adorned with lion heads ending with a putt...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Fountains
Materials
Limestone
Wall Decorative Fountain Dolphin and Shell Sculpture on Carved Oak Panel
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Wall fountain with dolphin and shell bowl sculpture made of cast composition with marble powder, Portugal, early 20th century. Dolphin with a bronze tap in ...
Category
Early 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Fountains
Materials
Composition
Cast Concrete French Style Wall Fountain
Located in Sheffield, MA
Cast from an original 19th century French fountain.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Fountains
Materials
Concrete
Willy Guhl Massive Concrete Pond
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impressive concrete sculpture by Willy Guhl. Largest piece of Willy Guhl on the planet. Over 7 feet long and over 4 feet wide. Original French advertisement from 1962 showing the pon...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Fountains
Materials
Cement
Antique Wall Fountain Depicting Dolphin and Shell
Located in Dallas, TX
This limestone antique fountain depicts a dolphin and a shell.
Measurements: 39" W x 39" D x 57" H.
Category
20th Century French Fountains
Materials
Limestone
Sienna Marble Font
Located in London, GB
A mid-19th century Italian font with Baluster stem on a hexagonal base, in Sienna marble, circa 1860
In three parts.
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Fountains
Materials
Siena Marble
Beginning 19. Century Stone Trough French Volvic Stone, Stone Sink,
Located in Epfach, DE
Beginning 19th century stone trough French volvic stone
An beginning 19thcentury stone trough from central French, which is worked out in one piece out of an volvic stone. You can us...
Category
Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Fountains
Materials
Stone
Cast Iron Fountain Sculpture "Boy with Goose" Signed Antoine Durenne Fonderie
By A. Durenne
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Cast iron fountain sculpture "Boethus Boy with goose" signed Antoine Durenne Fonderie, France, late 19th century.
Green marble pedestal dimensions: 95 ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Fountains
Materials
Iron
Italian 19th Century Carved Carrara Marble Figural Fountain Jardinière Planter
By Giovanni Battista Lombardi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine Italian 19th century carved Carrara marble figural fountain "Jardinière" modelled as a standing Putto and a Satyr supporting a sea-sh...
Category
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Fountains
Materials
Carrara Marble
Antique Stone surround Architectural Element wall fountain back Sculpture LA CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Circa 1400's A beautiful and rare Gothic 15th century carved stone window surround architectural element. We had this item priced at our cost for a...
Category
15th Century and Earlier French Gothic Antique Fountains
Materials
Stone
Antique Bluestone Well Cover 19th Century
Located in Udenhout, NL
This well cover can be used to put on a well. The well cover is in a nice shape and in a good condition.
The well cover looks nice in a garden or also in ...
Category
1840s Belgian Antique Fountains
Materials
Stone
18th Century Wine and Champagne Cooler in Marble
Located in Beervelde, BE
Original antique wine cooler from the Louis XIV period in Rouge Royal marble. This amazing piece has great measurements. Perfect for a hand washer...
Category
Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Fountains
Materials
Marble
Murano Glass Fountain by Gino Cenedese
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Limited edition Murano glass fountain by Gino Cenedese, with original sticker, circa 1940s.
Please see attached sticker that shows this piece was number 9, a very rare and limited edition.
Usually fountains were custom ordered and never made the same.
Dimensions: Height 63" and diameter 27", each figure is approximately 9" high.
The fountain depicts Bacchus (the Roman god of wine) at the top, and 4 Putti (angels) all made in iridescent glass, which is a rare type of Murano glass.
The flowers (where the water flows from, a new pump required) are made in pâte de verre (pâte de verre involves making a paste of glass that is applied to the surface of the mold, then it is fired. The big advantage to pâte de verre is that it allows for precise placement of particular glass colors in the mold. pâte de verre dates back to the ancient Egyptians, but it really came into its own about a century ago when it was revived by a group of French artists who gave this warm glass technique its current name.)
The pink top cup is pink transparent opaline glass.
The lower inverted cup is silk with 24-karat gold infused. This is where the lights are located, rewiring required.
24-karat gold is also used on the main Bacchus figurine...
Category
20th Century Italian Fountains
Materials
Murano Glass
Sabine Marcelis Fountain From the series “No Fear of Glass”, Rotterdam, 2019
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sabine Marcelis
From the series “No Fear of Glass”
Manufactured by Sabine Marcelis
Produced exclusively for Side Gallery
Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2019
Layered curved glass. Polish...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Fountains
Materials
Cut Glass
Italian Hand Carved Stone Tiered Water Fountain
Located in Rome, IT
This monumental finely carved limestone fountain is composed an three levels.
The first tiered with three amazing horse statues, the others adorned with lion heads ending with a put...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Fountains
Materials
Limestone
19th Century Terracotta Figural Font or Water Fountain
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
19th century terracotta figural font modeled as the head of a mythical feline with glass eyes. It's mounted to a crest form back.
Category
19th Century Antique Fountains
Materials
Terracotta
Antique French Wall Fountain
Located in Dallas, TX
This wall fountain dates back to the 1890s, France, and is made of limestone. Features nice natural patina.
Measurements: 32'' D x 51'' H x 46'' W.
Category
19th Century French Antique Fountains
Materials
Limestone
Beautiful French 18th Century Fountain
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Beautiful French 18th century fountain.
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Fountains
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Large Patinated Bronze Fountain with Heron Sculptures
Located in London, GB
This wonderful patinated bronze work is designed to function as both a water fountain and a superb piece of sculpture. The item will be well-suited to either an indoor or outdoor setting.
The piece takes the form of two herons...
Category
20th Century French Anglo-Japanese Fountains
Materials
Bronze
Antique Pump with Wheel, 19th Century
Located in Udenhout, NL
Nice pump to make a fountain off.
Category
1880s French Antique Fountains
Materials
Iron
Vintage, New and Antique Fountains for Your Home and Garden
Adding antique and vintage fountains to your home and garden is a great way to accentuate your interiors or landscape design as well as reap the benefits of the calming sound of flowing water.
The design of your outdoor fountain — or the indoor fountain you’ve introduced to your parlor — is going to determine how the water flows into its basin. Whether your new addition is a simple bowl-shaped design, an elaborate wall-mounted Art Deco fountain or a classical tiered tower boasting decoratively carved floral motifs, this will determine the movement of the feature’s water as well as the sounds it makes. If you’re looking to ensure that there is steadily bubbling water, a slow trickle, a waterfall or cascading sheets of water, you’ll want to think about the architecture of your fountain.
Interior and exterior fountains are made from a variety of materials. Cast concrete lends a classical look to your outdoor fountain. Limestone, a component of concrete, is a dense rock with a creamy white finish that calls to mind classical sculptures. If you’ve already adorned your garden or patio and firepit area with Roman statues, this will feel cohesive in your outdoor space. While limestone fountains are low maintenance, these features will require upkeep. A limestone fountain will need to be cleaned out and undergo a water change on occasion — at least every two to four months — in order to prevent algae growth as well as the smell that might accompany it.
Glazed ceramic fountains, which also warrant regular cleaning to reduce buildup of debris and mineral deposits, will add a splash of color to your garden or entryway. A Spanish or Italian fountain adorned with vibrant ornamental tiles will pop against your shrubbery and concrete planters. Lightweight options for outdoor fountains can be found in fiberglass and cast iron if stone seems too heavy for your taste.
By the 19th century, Victorians realized there were health benefits to fountains. The sound of running water can help create a harmonious and soothing environment in your well-appointed outdoor oasis or inviting foyer, and today, we could all use a little relaxation.
It’s time to harness the calming properties of gently flowing water. You will love the serenity that a vintage, new or antique fountain from 1stDibs can add to your home and garden.
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