FIREBACK - Lot 229

Lot n° 229
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FIREBACK - Lot 229
FIREBACK Representing the pediment of the water pump called the Samaritan woman built at the level of the second arch of the Pont Neuf on the agreement of Henri IV to supply the palaces of the Louvre and the Tuileries. Decorated on the last floor with the figures of Christ and the Samaritan woman in Jacob's well, New Testament. Put into service in 1608. Destroyed in 1813. It is surmounted by a fleur de lys flanked by two dolphins. Good condition 17th Century 71 x 60.5 cm A similar one referenced in Henri Carpentier, Les Plaques de cheminées, T.I, Paris, 1967, p.76.
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