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19th Century Bronze Grand Tour Bust of Zeus
For sale by W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd
for sale €995     $1,080
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19th Century Bronze Grand Tour Bust of Zeus

19th century
Description

No:11260

A 19thC bronze Grand Tour style bust of Zeus, on marble base, 12cm high.

Circa 1850

Price :£ 850.

Height:4¾”,(12cm), Width:4¾”, (12cm), Depth:2¾”, (7cm).

Zeus is the supreme deity of the Greek pantheon. He is a sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion and mythology, who rules as king of the gods on Mount Olympus. Zeus is the child of Cronus and Rhea.

Date of Manufacture

W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd has dated this Bronze Grand Tour Bust to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Check ID 09698704
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques Date19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 135-190 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 19TH CENTURY:
Natural rubbing to the bronze highlights: long handling.
Dark, layered patina settled into the deeper recesses: steady oxidisation.
Soft wear around the marble plinth.
Finely detailed chasing to the curls and scales: nineteenth-century Continental casting.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Physical Dimensions
Height
12cm (4.72")
Width
12cm (4.72")
Depth
7cm (2.76")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1242672
Dealers Internal Reference
11260
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Description
No:11260

A 19thC bronze Grand Tour style bust of Zeus, on marble base, 12cm high.

Circa 1850

Price :£ 850.

Height:4¾”,(12cm), Width:4¾”, (12cm), Depth:2¾”, (7cm).

Zeus is the supreme deity of the Greek pantheon.

“
He is a sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion and mythology, who rules as king of the gods on Mount Olympus.
W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd

Zeus is the child of Cronus and Rhea.

Date of Manufacture

W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd has dated this Bronze Grand Tour Bust to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Report ID 09698704
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques dating19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 135-190 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 19th Century:
Natural rubbing to the bronze highlights: long handling.
Dark, layered patina settled into the deeper recesses: steady oxidisation.
Soft wear around the marble plinth.
Finely detailed chasing to the curls and scales: nineteenth-century Continental casting.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
12cm (4.72")
Width
12cm (4.72")
Depth
7cm (2.76")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1242672
Dealers Internal Ref
11260
W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd
W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2016

Specialists in 17th-18th and early 19th century fine english furniture, art, clocks and other objets d'art

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A patinated dark bronze bust of a bearded deity featuring a coiled serpent, mounted on a rectangular yellow marble base.
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Archive I A patinated dark bronze bust of a bearded deity featuring a coiled serpent, mounted on a rectangular yellow marble base.

19th Century Bronze Grand Tour Bust of Zeus

Archive II A patinated dark bronze bust of a bearded deity featuring a coiled serpent, mounted on a rectangular yellow marble base. View II
Archive III A patinated dark bronze bust of a bearded deity featuring a coiled serpent, mounted on a rectangular yellow marble base. View III
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W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd

W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd
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Oxfordshire
OX28 6BU
United Kingdom
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W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd
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A patinated dark bronze bust of a bearded deity featuring a coiled serpent, mounted on a rectangular yellow marble base.
19th Century Bronze Grand Tour Bust of Zeus
Ref: SA1242672
A patinated dark bronze bust of a bearded deity featuring a coiled serpent, mounted on a rectangular yellow marble base.
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  • ObjectSculptures & Busts
  • Period19th century
  • StyleNeoclassical
  • MaterialBronze, Siena Marble
  • ColourDark Brown, Yellow
  • MotifsCoiled serpent, Bearded figure, Marble plinth base, Draped hair
  • SizeH 12 cm (5 in) x W 12 cm (5 in) x D 7 cm (3 in)

This nineteenth-century Grand Tour style bust of Zeus belongs to the Neoclassical movement. The dark brown patinated bronze figure depicts a bearded deity with draped hair and a coiled serpent, mounted upon a rectangular yellow marble plinth base. A visible grain runs through the yellow marble base, and the metal shows a dark finish with metallic highlights on the curls of the beard and hair. Measuring 12 cm high, 12 cm wide, and 7 cm deep, this sculpture works well on an office desk or within a gentleman's library. The compact object sits directly on surfaces without feet or handles, bringing classical antiquity into modern interiors.

FAQs

During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, young European aristocrats undertook the Grand Tour across Continental Europe, frequently purchasing scaled bronze replicas of classical Greek and Roman sculptures as souvenirs of their educational travels.

These objects were typically cast in bronze using lost-wax or sand-casting methods, finished with a patinated surface, and mounted onto decorative marble bases such as Siena, Nero Marquina, or Belgian black marble.

Authentic period pieces display crisp hand-chased details, natural wear to the patina on high-relief areas, substantial cast weight, and original threaded iron mounting pins securing the metal to the marble base.

Small classical busts function effectively as accent pieces arranged on bookshelves, mantelpieces, or stacked atop art books on an office desk to add architectural interest to modern spaces.

Dust bronze surfaces using a soft microfibre cloth or natural bristle brush, avoiding liquid cleaners or chemical solvents that strip patination; wipe marble bases clean using a slightly dampened cloth.
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