Late C19th French Bronze “Grand Tour” Souvenir Reduction , After the Antique, “The Dancing Faun with Clappers’ .

Late C19th French bronze “Grand Tour” souvenir reduction , after the antique, “The Dancing Faun with Clappers”.

Well-cast bronze statue of the iconic woodland faun from Greco-Romano mythology . Depicted with pointed ears , a tail and frenzied facial expression dancing whilst holding cymbals in each hand , his foot upon a scabellum ( an Ancient Greek percussion instrument) .

The original ancient marble torso , attributed to Praxiteles of Athens was first recorded in the collection of the Duke of Tuscany , thought to have had its head , arms and legs replaced and restored by the Renaissance master Michelangelo .

The original now exhibited in the Uffizi Museum, Florence , Italy .

Excellent colour and patina , raised on a square plinth base inscribed to the rear “Musee de Florence” .Depicted supported by a tree-trunk and wearing a modesty fig leaf , the head and face with crisp detail and having a body with well-defined musculature and conveying movement.

Versions of this iconic sculpture grace the great museums and collections of the world, including a large version cast by Massimiliano Soldani Benz (1648-1740) in the grounds of Blenheim Palace , Oxfordshire, England.

H 12”

W 4”

D 4”

France c.1890

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