After a model by François Girardon (1628-1715) French, probably 19th century

There is weathering and dirt to the stone throughout, as can be expected with a garden sculpture. The dirt includes moss around the rim at the top and to the bottom sections, and various encrustations. There are several chips and losses to the corners and edges. The object is composed of four sections: the vase and socle, and two sections forming the pedestal. A few small pieces of stone or plaster on the bottom sections are loose.
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RELATED LITERATURE
F. Souchal, French Sculptors of the 17th and 18th centuries. The reign of Louis XIV, Oxford, 1981, vol. 2, pp. 51-52