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From the Monumental Paintings by Carmontelle to a Monumental Fountain

Published on , by Caroline Legrand
Auction on 06 June 2020 - 14:00 (CEST) - 7, rue Collin-d'Harleville - 28000 Chartres

Initially planned for Sunday, March 29, this sale will be offering a lot eagerly awaited by collectors: 17th century "transparents" by Louis Carrogis Carmontelle. Alongside them, an impressive fountain from the Val d’Osne foundry.

Ducel or Val d’Osne foundry, late XIXe siècle. Monumental fountain in cast iron and... From the Monumental Paintings by Carmontelle to a Monumental Fountain

Ducel or Val d’Osne foundry, late XIXe siècle. Monumental fountain in cast iron and sheet metal, three basins with fluted friezes, diam. 280 cm, h. 400 cm.
Estimate: €30,000/50,000

A topographical engineer for the Army at the start of his career, then a playwright, an organizer of festivals and a landscape architect, Louis de Carmontelle was a man of many talents known to Parisians as the creator of the Parc Monceau. But more than his paintings, what…
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Antique paintings - Works of art and furnishings from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries - Icons
Saturday 06 June 2020 - 14:00 (CEST) - Live
7, rue Collin-d'Harleville - 28000 Chartres
Ivoire - Galerie de Chartres - Maîtres Gody-Baubau, Maiche, Rivière
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