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ANTIQUE #SA1107114

Grand Tour Hermes On A Rock In Bronze And Marble

£1,800    $2,211    €2,137
Fine quality Grand Tour Seated Hermes on a Rock in patinated bronze and grey marble after the antique original found at the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum in 1758. This statue was probably the most celebrated work of art discovered at Herculaneum and Pompeii in the 18th century and can still be seen in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples. Finely cast and chased figure on a traditional grey Tarquin carved marble rock. Italy, circa 1870.
 
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
Internal Reference: CA951
Antique Number: SA1107114
Dateline of this antique is 1870
Height is 32cm (12.6inches)
Width is 30cm (11.8inches)
Depth is 20cm (7.9inches)
Antique #SA1107114, shown on this page, originates from 1870. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was made:
1870
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