From Time Mascaron On Fontaine Louis XIV Animal Head Of

Very nice lead sculpture of the head of an animal, it is a mask from a fountain dégueuloir seventeenth century, Louis XIV. Very good original condition and beautiful brown patina. Presented on a sober black metal stand to place it on a piece of furniture. In architecture, a mask (just the Mascharone Italian buffoonery) is generally an ornament representing a sometimes frightening human figure whose apotropaic function was originally to ward off evil spirits so they do not enter the House. They are often placed on the key arcs windows or doors or frames, or on a corbel. Some masks affixed to a fountain spewing water. Total height with base: 60 cm. Head size: 45 x 40 cm