Parker & Morris: The Art of Decorating - 17th April 2024
Lot 661
AN ITALIAN BRONZE GRAND TOUR FIGURE OF THE DANCING FAUN
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £2520
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Description
AN ITALIAN BRONZE GRAND TOUR FIGURE OF THE DANCING FAUN
AFTER THE ANTIQUE, IN THE MANNER OF THE CHIURAZZI FOUNDRY, NAPOLI, LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY
with an antique weathered verdigris patination, later mounted on a circular stone plinth
81.2cm high
Provenance
Parker & Morris: The Art of Decorating.
Catalogue Note
The original bronze was discovered in October 1830 in Pompeii. The house was named the House of the Faun after the sculpture.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
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