Pair of Late C19th Bronze Miniature 'Grand Tour' Souvenir Busts of "Plato" and "Ariadne".

Pair of late C19th bronze miniature 'Grand Tour' souvenir busts of Plato and Ariadne .

Well cast pair of desk-top bust studies of the Ancient Greek subjects , raised on octagonal socle bases. Individually scripted on the front of bases, "Platone " and "Ariadne".

Plato is one the world's best known ,most widely-read and studied philosophers. A student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle , he wrote in the middle of the 4th Cenury B.C.E in Ancient Greece.

Ariadne in Greek Mythology , was the immortal wife of the wine-God, Dionysus.

Good consistent patination . Ariadne bust with slight rear tilt on base .

H 7"

Italy c.1870

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