Garden Bird Bath

ANTIQUE 19th CENTURY CAST ZINC BIRDBATH / FOUNTAIN With CHERUB MIO PUTTO CUPID














ANTIQUE 19th CENTURY CAST ZINC BIRDBATH / FOUNTAIN With CHERUB MIO PUTTO CUPID ANTIQUE 19th CENTURY CAST ZINC BIRDBATH / FOUNTAIN With CHERUB MIO PUTTO CUPID

ANTIQUE 19th CENTURY CAST ZINC FIGURAL BIRDBATH / FOUNTAIN FEATURING WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE THE CHERUB MIO OR A PUTTO FIGURE STANDING ON AN OCTAGONAL PLINTH HOLDING A SCALLOPED BOWL or DISH ABOVE HIS HEAD. IT IS IN VERY NICE CONDITION FOR THE AGE WITH A COUPLE MINOR FLAWS WHICH ARE MENTIONED BELOW.

I HAVE SPENT ENDLESS HOURS RESEARCHING WEBSITES , CATALOGS OF SEVERAL MANUFACTURERS , BOOKS AND HAVE FOUND NO EXACT MATCHES TO THIS ONE. I HAVE LOOKED IT OVER AND I SEE NO MAKERS MARKS / OR NAMEPLATES TO IDENTIFY IT BETTER. ATTRIBUTED TO THE WORKS OF J. MOTT , AND OTHER FOUNDRIES OF THAT ERA. IT WAS FOUND IN A.

OUTBUILDING ON THE PROPERTY OF AN ANTIQUES DEALER IN UPSTATE NEW YORK AFTER THE ESTATE WAS SETTLED. IT IS PICTURED EXACTLY AS IT WAS FOUND INCLUDING DUST / DIRT , ETC.. I HAVE MADE NO ATTEMPT TO CLEAN ANY PART OF IT. 45 TALL , THE OCTAGONAL BASE MEASURES APPROX.

14" ACROSS , THE OUTER DIAMETER OF THE BOWL IS 16.5" , AND IT WEIGHS APPROX. IT APPEARS TO HAVE A GREENISH COLOR STAINED / PAINTED FINISH TO IT. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH IT HAD A SPOUT WHICH HAS BROKEN OFF AT SOME POINT IN IT'S LIFE BUT I SEE NO PLUMBING / TUBING TO JUSTIFY IT BEING A FOUNTAIN. THE FLAWS BESIDES THE BROKEN / MISSING SPOUT ARE THAT THE BASE IS JUST THE SLIGHTEST BIT OUT OF SHAPE AND IT HAS A CRACKED FOOT WHICH JUST H APPENED AS I WAS TAKING THE PHOTOS. IT IS A CLEAN BREAK AND NO PIECES ARE MISSING.

THE GAP ONLY SHOWS WHEN I PUT PRESSURE AGAINST IT TO MAKE IT. I ASSUME IT TO BE A RELATIVELY SIMPLE REPAIR AS THE FIGURE IS NOT FULLY BROKEN OFF THE PLINTH. OTHERWISE , IT IS TO BE PICKED UP FROM MY LOCATION IN WATERFORD , N. EXACTLY AS YOU SEE IT IN THE PHOTOS.

FAILURE TO PAY WITHIN 3 DAYS WILL RESULT IN AN UNPAID ITEM CASE AGAINST YOU. The item "ANTIQUE 19th CENTURY CAST ZINC BIRDBATH / FOUNTAIN With CHERUB MIO PUTTO CUPID" is in sale since Friday, February 1, 2019. This item is in the category "Antiques\Architectural & Garden\Garden".

The seller is "madmuddr" and is located in Waterford, New York. This item can't be shipped, the buyer must pick up the item.

  • Type: Fountain
  • Material: zinc
  • Decade: Pre 1890
  • Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
  • Features: Salvage

ANTIQUE 19th CENTURY CAST ZINC BIRDBATH / FOUNTAIN With CHERUB MIO PUTTO CUPID ANTIQUE 19th CENTURY CAST ZINC BIRDBATH / FOUNTAIN With CHERUB MIO PUTTO CUPID