Fourqueux

INFORMATION

FontID: 04724FOU
Church/Chapel: [not in a church]
Country Name: France
Location: Yvelines, Île-de-France
Directions to Site: Located in the canton du Pecq, arrondissement de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Font Location in Church: Not in a church
Described and illustrated in Le patrimoine des communes des Yvelines (2000) as a "bassin" now serving as rain-water well, part of the heating system of the Villa Collin in Fourqueux. The source states that the arrangement and shape of the stonework may suggest that this is a former baptistery font recycled later for a more practical use. Villa Collin was built in 1891 by the architect Émile Vaudremer, assited by his pupil Charles Duval, for the watch-maker and jeweller Armand Collin. Vaudremer was a disciple of Viollet-le-Duc. There are several Greek Orthodox themes which appear throughout the house, therefore it is quite possible that the well in question may indeed have been inspired in Eastern baptisteries, but not becessarily be a real one. [NB: all information on this site is from the bibliographic source above]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: multi-lobed
Basin Interior Shape: multi-lobed
Basin Exterior Shape: multi-lobed

REFERENCES

Le Patrimoine des communes des Yvelines [2 vols.], Paris: FLOHIC, 2000