Beautiful 19th Century Neapolitan Grand Tour library bronze of the ''Amore con Delfino'' fountain. After the antique original discovered in 1862 in the Thermae (baths) in Pompeii and now on permanent display in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples. Great example of Pompeian ''archaeological'' verdigris finish patination and mounted on a beautiful matching green serpentine marble base. Cupid, the god of love, was often associated with dolphins as an allegory for how swiftly love moves on. Italy, circa 1880.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...