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Pair of Venus and Arrotino Bronzes on Siena Marble
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Pair of Venus and Arrotino Bronzes on Siena Marble

19th century
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A fine and substantial early 19th century Grand Tour pair of patinated bronzes of The Crouching Venus and Arrotino, the Blade Sharpener, after the pairing in the Tapis Vert in the Palace of Versailles in 1686 by Antoine Coysevox (1640-1720) and Giovanni Battista Foggini (1652-1725). Super quality castings, beautifully patinated, presented on the original solid Sienna marble plinth bases with a patinated bronze architrave on a further Sienna marble slab base. Antoine Coysevox was directly influenced by the antique marble Borghese version of the Crouching Venus when he created his large marble original sometimes referred to as the Venus à la Tortue. Venus is modelled at her toilette, kneeling in a stream, sitting on a tortoise. The representation of Arrotino is thought to be a figure from a Hellenistic-Roman group depicting a Scythian slave preparing a knife for the god Apollo, who was about to flay the satyr Marsyas and is now on display in the Tribuna of the Uffizi in Florence. A classic pairing designed to sit either side of a mantel shelf or commode. Old repair to the base of the Arrotino figure. Probably French, circa 1830.

Physical Dimensions
Height
34cm (13.39")
Width
18.5cm (7.28")
Depth
12cm (4.72")
Declaration

Cella has dated these Grand Tour Bronze Sculptures to the 19th Century.

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SA1222864
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CA942
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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.

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A fine and substantial early 19th century Grand Tour pair of patinated bronzes of The Crouching Venus and Arrotino, the Blade Sharpener, after the pairing in the Tapis Vert in the Palace of Versailles in 1686 by Antoine Coysevox (1640-1720) and Giovanni Battista Foggini (1652-1725).
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Super quality castings, beautifully patinated, presented on the original solid Sienna marble plinth bases with a patinated bronze architrave on a further Sienna marble slab base.
Cella

Antoine Coysevox was directly influenced by the antique marble Borghese version of the Crouching Venus when he created his large marble original sometimes referred to as the Venus à la Tortue. Venus is modelled at her toilette, kneeling in a stream, sitting on a tortoise. The representation of Arrotino is thought to be a figure from a Hellenistic-Roman group depicting a Scythian slave preparing a knife for the god Apollo, who was about to flay the satyr Marsyas and is now on display in the Tribuna of the Uffizi in Florence. A classic pairing designed to sit either side of a mantel shelf or commode. Old repair to the base of the Arrotino figure. Probably French, circa 1830.

Height
34cm (13.39")
Width
18.5cm (7.28")
Depth
12cm (4.72")
Date of Manufacture

Cella has dated these Grand Tour Bronze Sculptures to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1222864
Dealers Internal Ref
CA942
Cella
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Specialists in the grand tour and french decorative objects, clocks and furniture, circa 1780-1880.

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A pair of dark patinated bronze sculptures depicting classical crouching figures, each mounted on a rectangular yellow Siena marble pedestal with decorative bronze trim.
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Archive I A pair of dark patinated bronze sculptures depicting classical crouching figures, each mounted on a rectangular yellow Siena marble pedestal with decorative bronze trim.

Pair of Venus and Arrotino bronzes on Siena marble

Archive II A pair of dark patinated bronze sculptures depicting classical crouching figures, each mounted on a rectangular yellow Siena marble pedestal with decorative bronze trim. View II
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A pair of dark patinated bronze sculptures depicting classical crouching figures, each mounted on a rectangular yellow Siena marble pedestal with decorative bronze trim.
Pair of Venus and Arrotino bronzes on Siena marble
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During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, educated travellers undertaking the Grand Tour across Europe acquired scaled bronze reductions of famous classical statues in Italy to serve as souvenirs and symbols of cultural refinement.

These figures were cast in bronze using the lost-wax process, meticulously finished with hand-chasing, treated with chemical patinas to achieve dark surface tones, and mounted onto carved marble pedestals such as yellow Siena marble.

Authentic pieces display detailed hand-chased definition, seamless casting construction, appropriate physical weight, natural patina wear consistent with age, and period-correct marble plinths with historical fixing methods.

Positioning classical bronzes on a mantelpiece, floating shelf, sideboard, or within a bookcase introduces historic depth, dark tonal contrast, and sculptural interest alongside modern furnishings.

Dust surfaces gently using a soft, dry microfibre cloth or horsehair brush, apply microcrystalline wax sparingly to protect the bronze patina, and avoid abrasive solvents or acidic liquids on the natural marble bases.
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