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AN ITALIAN CAST-IRON FIGURAL FOUNTAIN
Lot 398PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE TEXAS COLLECTION

AN ITALIAN CAST-IRON FIGURAL FOUNTAIN

CAST BY FONDERIA G. VIGNALI, FROM A MODEL BY CLEM ORIGO, DATED 1920

Fermé25 October 2007

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AN ITALIAN CAST-IRON FIGURAL FOUNTAIN
CAST BY FONDERIA G. VIGNALI, FROM A MODEL BY CLEM ORIGO, DATED 1920
Modelled as a Neried and triton, on a naturalistic base cast with sea creatures, signed CLEM ORIGO/1920 and FOND. G. VIGNALI FIRENZE
76 in. (193 cm.) high; The base: 50 in. (127 cm.) wide

Note du spécialiste

This figural fountain is inspired by Gian Lorenzo Bernini's marble group 'The Rape of Persephone' completed in 1622 and now house in the Villa Borghese, Rome.