Newport Show 2014

48 FRANCIS J. PURCELL INC. 251 North Third Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 215.574.0700 fjpurcell2@aol.com w ww.francisjpurcell.com BOOTH 26 Fountain, Marble, 3 Young Boys & Boy with fish c. 1900 A fine and rare hand carved English and Continental white marble water fountain. The base is carved with flowing water above the pedestal with three young boys mounted on top is a three lobed fountain bowl carved from one piece of marble, also having a moulded edge. Above is a boy with spouting fish which is signed by the 19th C. Firenze Italian artist “P. Bozzanti” The fountain is piped for water and is a most rare survival. Provenance: Crowther of London Note: Small repairs and restorations as found in a piece of the is age. The bottom base pedestal was added at one point to raise and protect the entire fountain from the effects of the base pool of water. A great Garden item.