Antique Italian Grand Tour Bronze Hunting Putti Sculptures Statues Marble 1850 Sculpture standing on the original casters

standing on the original casters

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base and door panels have 'Dutch Ripple' molding and at each corner a hand-turned 'Barley Twist' column

by Gervase Wheeler

Antique Italian Grand Tour Bronze Hunting Putti Sculptures Statues Marble 1850 Sculpture standing on the original castersA very fine pair of Italian Grand Tour putti bronze statues on Breccia marble bases, circa 1850. One of the nicest pairs of antique Grand Tour bronze putti we have had in a while, the bronzes are very finely modelled in hunting poses. One putti with a fishing pole and a caught fish under his arm the other with a crossbow and pheasant in his hand. The bronzes are both cast by lost wax (cire perdue) method and are beautifully patinated, each stands on a