18th Century French Fountain 24th scale

cast in resin or plaster

This highly detailed beautiful fountain is a copy of an original antique. There are minor modifications due to scale and also casting issues but overall it is close to the original.

We do not know the history of this fountain, where is came from but it was being sold on an antiques website and was too irristable not to copy.

The head at the top of the fountain has a small pipe from which water would have flowed. We have not made our pipe hollow but with a little skill you could use resin to flow from the mouth into the shell below and then tumble again from the shell into the trough. On the original there were two pipe outlets either side of the fountain. If you wished to add these then you could simply add a little pipe or jewelry finding and add the cascading water.

All the detailing on the fountain is influenced by "water". The lily pads falling from the mans beard, the seaweed fronds supporting the shell and the sea shell itself being a huge clam shell under which sits a quiet merman or merchild. He sits studying a little lily pad flower in his right hand. His scaly fishy legs end with two fish tales.

There are endless ways in which you could paint and decorate this lovely fountain. Bluey green patina where the pipe is exposed, mossy mould in the crevices. The stone could be marble or granite or limestone. Addition of plant material and water (resin based of course!) would be lovely.

There are many suppliers of realistic water - try Deluxe materials or simply google clear resins. Be mindful though that some will only allow a very shallow depth of water and others, such as PU resin, can set yellow in colour.

If you choose to purchase this delightful fountain I guarantee you will have so much fun!

24th scale 18th Century French Fountain 12th scale unpainted

25,00£

Impuesto excluido

Cantidad

Agotado

Fountain - Maximum measurements 24cm high x 18cm wide x 8cm deep (cast from high grade plaster)

Height of seated Merman 9cm (this is seperate to the fountain and so you will need to glue it onto the main fountain. He is usually cast from resin

Boars head fire surround 15.5cm wide x 11cm high

French Trumeau Mirror approx. 7cm wide x 12.5cm hgh

Ladies wasp waist mannequin total height approx 4.5" to 5"

Gentlemans desk = 6.5cm high x 15.5cm wide x 7.5cm deep.

Torchere = 10cm high x 4cm widest part x 2.6cm diameter on top.

Ladies desk = 12cm high x 10.8cm widest part x 5.5cm deep.

Commode by Francois Linke = 7cm high x 11cm widest part x 4.5cm deep.

Small French Console table = 6.5cm wide x 7cm high x 6.5cm wide

Small French table = 6.8cm high x 6.8cm wide x 3.9cm deep

Large french Mirror = 9cm wide x 12.5cm high (the actual oval mirror is 7cm x 5cm)

Large Girondelle Mirror 12cm x 6.5cm
If you do not like your purchase and wish to return it to me then please let me know within 14 days of receipt. The items will need to be returned within 30 days of receipt. I shall refund the carriage costs to you and the cost of the item but the return carriage will be covered by you. Please email me.

Faulty or damaged?

If you receive an item that has been damaged in transit or is faulty then please inform us within 14 days of receipt. The items will need to be returned within 30 days of receipt. I shall refund in full thel posting fees and the original invoice value including the postage fee. Please email me.
I try and offer good delivery charges but when a parcel exceeds 2kg I am restricted to couriers such as DHL, UPS etc who charge extra. I can never predict the delivery cost until the item is packed and measured. Therefore if you are ordering quite a lot of heaver items such as the plaster I may need to contact you to discuss carriage charges.

We send all parcels on a stardard parcel service which is the cheaper of all options. UK deliveries usually arrive within 1 to 3 days of despatch and most USA, Australian and Japanese deliveries arrive within 10 days.

Europe takes about 5 days.

I package well and try to keep postal costs to a minimum by ensuring that I use light weight but effective packaging - however on the off chance you receive something damaged in the post please let me know - and I shall send a replacement if and where possible.

If goods are delayed in transit this will be due to the courier or postal service. Apart from tracking and possibly contacting the courier I am unable to "speed" things up....However I shall always aim to despatch your item within 48 hours of receipt of your order.

Spain and Japan and Itlay - all orders are sent tracked due to lost parcels using the postal service.
Cleaning up - if buying a kit

All kits are supplied in a state that I describe as "fresh from the mould". The moulding processes create little spurs on parts of the castings. These can easily be removed with a knife or snips but be carful not to take away important location pins or door nodules....it is always best to look at the assembly before removing them. Some of the spurs will require sanding with a needle file or emery board. There maybe some feathering which is where very small amounts of fine resin escapes through the gap where the mould joins - simply brush them off.

Assembly

Most kits are easy to assemble but the buffet and the small french cabinet have doors which are hinged by ball and socket joints. I find using a slower setting glue helpful as super glue does not provide you with enough working time.

Super glue options that I like are Deluxe Cyano Gel glue and Hafixs professional super glue both available on line.

Painting
The resin does not absord stains easily so if you are planning on wood finishing you will need to create layers of translucent colour and texture and finish with a wax.

If you are using paints then all paints are fine - I have not yet met any paints that will not adhere to the surface. You could use paints in a can, emulsion, acrylic, oils and so on.

Gilt

Gold leaf can be applied directly to the resin surface. First paint any areas you want to gild with gold size (acrylic for easy use), allow to go tacky and then gild the surface with dutch metal (an imitation gold leaf).

Alternatively try using a gilt paint such as liberon or bristol paint. I find the gilt waxes can oxidise and go green unless they are sealed.

Aging

If you wish to age your paint finish try one of these two methods:

Annie sloane makes a wonderful dark brown wax which works well over acrylics and emulsions. Paint it on and wipe it off.

Raw umber is a brilliant colour for aging (use acrylic for fast drying) - paint on and wipe off- to increase the drying time add a small amount of scumble glaze to the paint.