Rare 19th century Grand Tour verdigris patinated bronze of the Sleeping Faun or Satyr, after the antique. The original, excavated from the Villa of the Papyri, Herculaneum in 1752, can now be seen at the National Archaeological Museum, Naples. Well modelled good quality example in rare dark green patination. Italy, possibly Rome, circa 1860.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 req...