A Superb 19th Century Gilt Bronze Bust of Diana the Huntress After Jean Antoine Houdon (1741 – 1828)

This very pleasing mellow gilt bronze portrait bust depicts Dianna the Huntress. She was a goddess in Roman and Hellenistic religions and was considered a patroness of the countryside, hunters, crossroads and the moon. She equated to the Greek goddess Artemis. This very fine sculpture was produced originally by the highly acclaimed French artist Jean Antoine Houdon (1741 – 1828). This fine example is French, 19th century. It is very well cast and finished with superb hand chased detailing and has a lovely mellow satin gilt finish which is in excellent condition. It has a hand engraved inscription on the front edge of the square stand which reads Diane de Houdon (Diana by Houdon) circa 1870

Height 29cm x width 17cm x depth 10cm

£1295

Robert Belcher Antiques was established in 1984 and is a high-quality retailer of interesting, rare antiques and decorative objects. After forty years of shop keeping and maintaining beautiful showrooms, which have been regularly open six days a week, Robert and Wendy have now taken a slightly different approach to their business. Having sold their retail premises, the antique business is now fully online. The picture framing service has ceased to operate because of moving online.

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All items will be personally hand packaged to a high standard. Small items are extensively wrapped using the best materials and are often double boxed. Items are then shipped with DHL or Royal Mail fully insured and often with next day delivery. Larger items would be personally delivered or sent with a specialist antique delivery firm, or for outside the U.K, a professional shipping company.

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