Serenity Fountain, Royal Exchange, London

Granite ensemble of fountain base with canopy supported by four ionic columns. Bronze roof capitals and column bases. Within this a bronze figure of Serenity - female figure pouring water into three lion-headed bowl with spouts. Granite bowls below have floral relief supports. Not functioning. On brass plaque on south side of bronze bowl: THIS STATUE OF SERENDIPITY BY STEPHEN ROBERT MELTON B.A. (R.C.A.) DIP. CIRAPERON / REPLACES THE ORIGINAL STATUE AT THIS SITE UNTIL 1989 / AND WAS UNVEILED BY THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD MAYOR / SIR FRANCIS McWILLIAMS C.B.E.. B.Sc. D.C.L. ON / TUESDAY 9TH NOVEMBER 1993 Four more relief bronze inscription on lower base not recorded. This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.由四根爱奥尼柱（ionic columns）支撑檐篷的花岗岩喷泉基座整体构件，搭配青铜柱头与柱础。其内设有一尊名为《宁静》（Serenity）的青铜塑像：一位女性正将水流注入三个带流口的狮首造型水盆。下方的花岗岩水盆配有花卉浮雕式支座，该喷泉现已无法正常运作。 青铜水盆南侧的黄铜铭牌镌刻有如下文字：斯蒂芬·罗伯特·梅尔顿（Stephen Robert Melton），文学学士（B.A.）、皇家艺术学会会员（R.C.A.）、锡拉珀龙文凭（DIP. CIRAPERON）所创作的《机缘巧遇》（SERENDIPITY）塑像，替代本址原有塑像直至1989年；该塑像于1993年11月9日星期二，由时任荣誉市长（Right Honourable Lord Mayor）、弗朗西斯·麦克威廉姆斯爵士（Sir Francis McWilliams），大英帝国勋章（C.B.E.）获得者、理学学士（B.Sc.）、民法学博士（D.C.L.）揭幕。 基座下部另有四块青铜浮雕铭文，暂未被记录归档。 该藏品为「全球扫描计划（Scan The World）」的收录对象之一。「全球扫描计划」是MyMiniFactory发起的非营利性项目，旨在构建覆盖全球的可完全3D打印雕塑、艺术品与地标建筑数字档案库，供公众免费访问使用。本项目为开源社区协作项目，若您身边有值得收录的藏品并希望参与贡献，可发送邮件至[e-mail]了解参与方式。