A fine pair of 19th century richly patinated bronze neoclassical plaques of Night and Day after Bertel Thorvaldsen 1770-1844. First executed in 1815, Night is personified floating in the sky, her eyes closed as are those of the children in her embrace. Her hair braided with poppies known from antiquity to induce sleep. Day flies actively across the sky with a torch bearing putti symbolising the sun. Original gilt slips and black ebonise frames. 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 ye...