Very rare original pairing of early to mid 19th Century Grand Tour Neapolitan patinated bronzes of the Seated Hermes and the Sleeping Faun after the antique originals both excavated in the garden of the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum in the 1750s and now on permanent display in the National Archeological Museum in Naples. Good large size, lovely patination, with some wear to the patination from years of handling, exposing the casting posts from the original lost wax casting. Lovely sense of age. Great examples of two of the most celebrated works of art discovered at Herculaneum and Pompeii during the 18th Cntury. Naples, circa 1840.Seated Hermes: H 29 cm x W 16cm x D 24.5cmSleeping Faun: H 33cm x W 16cm x D 18.5cmBased in London, we are dealers in fine decorative antiques from the 18th and 19th centuries. We specialise in this era of enlightenment, neoclassicism and the Grand Tour, with its far reaching influence on style and taste in Britain, Continental Europe and beyond: elegance in the age of Napoleon. Our extensive stock covers all aspects of this period and decorative antiques influenced by the period. We constantly source new, beautiful items and upload to our site regularly. We are first and foremost antique collectors with over thirty years of experience; we only buy what we love and we hope you will too. Additional images can be supplied on request. More items are available on our website http://www.cellantiques.co.ukHeight is 33cm (13.0inches)
Width is 16cm (6.3inches)
Depth is 24.5cm (9.6inches)