Pontaubault / Ponteaubaud

Octagonal basin mounted on an octagonal base; the basin has a scotia (?) running around the middle of the sides, but is otherwise plain; the base appears equally plain in the source. There is a dome font cover which appears metallic (Malle, 1994). The Pascal candle holder, also made of granit and standing next to the font, is dated by Malle to the 15th century and has at least one rope motif ornament half way up the stem. The description and illustration in Vivier-Seguin (1941) complement Malle's information: the inferior arris of the octagonal basin have been smoothed over giving the lower part of the basin a more rounded appearance; the upper base is made of a large roll moulding over and under the central rope motif; the lower base is an octagonal foot slightly wider at the bottom. As V-S (1941) point out, the chalice-shaped form and the proportions give it a very pleasant appearance.