Good quality decorative pair of late 19th century patinated bronzes of two bacchinalian dancers from the procession of Dioysus the Greco-Roman god of the grape harvest and wine. Both wearing animal skins, one holds a quaich and amphora symbolising wine and merryment whilst the other holds castanets to symbolise music and dancing. Presented on green marbre vert socle bases with a continous frieze of a bacchaic procession. Well cast with a rich dark brown patination. Original small casting fracture to ankle. France, circa 1890.Based 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 32cm (12.6inches)
Width is 13cm (5.1inches)
Depth is 11cm (4.3inches)