Grand Tour Alabaster Wrestlers or Pancrastinae

Name: Grand Tour Alabaster Wrestlers or Pancrastinae
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1066214
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Cella

Description

Large, late 19th century Grand Tour very dense alabaster, or possibly marble, library sculpture of the Pancrastinae or Wrestlers after the 1st century AD Roman copy in the Medici collection in the Tribuna of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, itself a copy of the lost Greek original from the 3rd century BC. Beautifully carved with a real sense of movement and power. The two young athletes, bodies crossed engaged in the pankration an ancient type of wrestling. Super quality, heavy example with real presence. Integral kidney shaped base. Italian, circa 1880.

Physical Dimensions

Height

38cm (14.96")

Width

45cm (17.72")

Depth

22cm (8.66")

Declaration

Cella has dated this piece to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1066214

Dealers Internal Reference

CA923

Dealers Notes

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.uk. We ship worldwide.