Rare and beautiful antique northern Italian wellhead hand-carved in Italian Istrian stone with a procession of eight young putti “Atlantes”, carved in high relief, standing between architectural elements and swags. “Atlantes”, similar to caryatids, symbolize vigilant guardians of the home, and are male figures commonly used as columns, pilasters, or as anchors to a frieze. This architectural term is used in decoration. The octagonal top of the wellhead carved with dentil molding above a decorative frieze. Circa 1870.

Important late-18th century slightly tapered octagonal wellhead of Italian Rosso Verona marble on an octagonal base, hand-carved in high relief with eight leaves and a crest. From a Venetian palazzo.

Fine antique French Renaissance-style cast stone wellhead, the sides with scrolling foliage. Nicely weathered with lichens and mosses. Circa 1900.

Antique Italian octagonal Renaissance style hand-carved Vicenza stone wellhead with richly detailed panels of stylized foliage and mythical beasts, complete with scrolling wrought iron overthrow and octagonal Vicenza stone base (not shown). From a palazzo in the region of Verona, Italy. Circa 1850.