Lot 494 R α

A carved limestone fountain with nereids

Auction 1140 - overview Cologne
15.11.2019, 14:00 - Decorative Arts II
Estimate: 8.000 € - 10.000 €
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A carved limestone fountain with nereids

Kalkstein. Of gadrooned form with four nereids in relief with conjoined dolphin tails. On a later associated square plinth. Cracks and restorations. H 37, outer D 58 cm, H with base H 82, W 53, D 45.5 cm.
Attributed to Venice, 15th / 16th C.

Provenance

Former Wittelsbach ownership.er Besitz.
Purchased from Siegfried Kuhnke in 2001.
From the collection of a Rhenish industrialist family.