18th Century French Terracotta Putti Demi-Lune Table with Marble Top

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18th Century French Terracotta Putti Demi-Lune Table with Marble TopA striking demi lune side table, centred on an 18th century French terracotta fragment finely modelled in high relief with playful putti among vines, fruit, and floral garlands. Such imagery was a hallmark of the French Rococo period, symbolising fertility, festivity, and the abundance of nature. Fragments like this were produced by workshops in Paris and the Loire Valley, supplying terracotta sculpture for htels particuliers, chteaux, and gardens.

possibly Naples - advertising “Cocco Fresco”

The drip trays are pierced with lattice work with original pricket spikes

And that’s what has filled my heart with joy

1690-1720 is boldly decorated with a hand-painted heraldic shield

probably ‘Delphinus’ the dolphin King - whose tail and fins wrap around his legs

A time-worn and beautifully patinated lead River God Mask Wall Fountain

The mysterious Water God grotesque is depicted wearing a crown and head of bull rushes

Size approximate

on a wooden panel

wonderful patinated and lichen covered composite stone urn is decorated with a huge flame whose curvy lines suggest the movement created by the winds

Created early to mid 16th Century

Mid 20th Century Statue of the Athlete ‘Discus’