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Grand Tour Bronze of the Capitoline Wolf
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Grand Tour Bronze of the Capitoline Wolf

19th century
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A rare good quality, good size, 19th century patinated bronze of The Capitoline Wolf suckling the twin founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus. Presented on a stepped Marmo Rosso Levanto and Belgian Black marble base typical of souvenirs produced in Rome during the 19th century for the Grand Tour. Well cast with fine detail and a good even patina. The Capitoline Wolf has been the symbol of Rome since ancient times and one of the most recognisable icons of ancient mythology. The sculpture has been housed since 1471 in the Palazzo del Conservatori on the Capitoline Hill. Italian, Rome, circa 1870.

H 12.5cm x W 12.5 x D 7.75cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
12.5cm (4.92")
Width
12.5cm (4.92")
Depth
7.8cm (3.07")
Declaration

Cella has dated this Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture to the 1870s.

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SA1224027
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CA930
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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 rare good quality, good size, 19th century patinated bronze of The Capitoline Wolf suckling the twin founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus.
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Presented on a stepped Marmo Rosso Levanto and Belgian Black marble base typical of souvenirs produced in Rome during the 19th century for the Grand Tour.
Cella

Well cast with fine detail and a good even patina. The Capitoline Wolf has been the symbol of Rome since ancient times and one of the most recognisable icons of ancient mythology. The sculpture has been housed since 1471 in the Palazzo del Conservatori on the Capitoline Hill. Italian, Rome, circa 1870.

H 12.5cm x W 12.5 x D 7.75cm

Height
12.5cm (4.92")
Width
12.5cm (4.92")
Depth
7.8cm (3.07")
Date of Manufacture

Cella has dated this Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1224027
Dealers Internal Ref
CA930
Cella
Sellingantiques verified Since May 2019

Specialists in the grand tour and french decorative objects, clocks and furniture, circa 1780-1880.

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Archive I A dark bronze sculpture of the Capitoline She-Wolf with Romulus and Remus set upon a red mottled marble base.

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A dark bronze sculpture of the Capitoline She-Wolf with Romulus and Remus set upon a red mottled marble base.
Grand Tour bronze of The Capitoline Wolf
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A dark bronze sculpture of the Capitoline She-Wolf with Romulus and Remus set upon a red mottled marble base.
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These sculptures are nineteenth-century bronze reductions of the ancient Etruscan or medieval original depicting the mythological she-wolf suckling the twins Romulus and Remus, acquired by European travellers during educational tours of Italy.

Grand Tour bronzes were cast in solid bronze using lost-wax or sand casting methods, finished with dark brown or green patination, and mounted onto stone bases such as marble, porphyry, or slate.

Authentic examples exhibit refined hand-chased surface details, natural wear to the patination on raised edges, hand-cut threaded rods or square nuts beneath the base, and age-consistent wear to the marble plinth.

Place the sculpture on a bookshelf, mantelpiece, or executive desk alongside structured books and monochrome ceramics to create a focused classical focal point.

Dust the bronze gently with a dry microfibre cloth and apply a thin layer of neutral microcrystalline wax annually to protect the patina from ambient humidity and finger oils.
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