Drinking Fountain in the forecourt of Hertford House (The Wallace Collection) is a Grade II* listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 July 1991. Fountain. 8 related planning applications.

Drinking Fountain in the forecourt of Hertford House (The Wallace Collection)

WRENN ID
forbidden-moat-aspen
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Country
England
Date first listed
23 July 1991
Type
Fountain
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The drinking fountain in the forecourt of Hertford House, also known as The Wallace Collection, was built around 1878 and designed by Charles Lebourg. It is made of cast iron and features an octagonal plinth with elaborately scrolled consoles and moulded dolphins on its sides. At the top, four caryatids support an octagonal entablature with a canopy that includes simulated fish-scale details and additional decorative elements. This fountain is a notable example of a type that was presented to the City of Paris by Sir Richard Wallace, an Anglo-Parisian philanthropist and founder of the Wallace Collection, who funded the construction of many similar fountains throughout Paris.

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