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Seller: lewisb_555 ✉️ (148) 100%, Location: Winchester , GB, Ships to: US, Item: 335120503017 19th century Italian grand tour bronze of Mercury resting.

A 19th century Italian grand tour bronze of Mercury resting,


Likely from the renowned foundry of Giorgio Sommer, Naples


c.1870


Sharply cast with a gorgeous rich patination over.


H:10.9cm L:9.7cm


This figure of Hermes (or also known as Mercury) is seated on a stylised rock of brown patination, with one hand resting on the rock, the other on his knee, wearing winged sandals.


The original bronze 'Seated Hermes' found at the Villa of the Papyri' in Herculaneum in 1758 can now be seen at The National Archaeological Museum of Naples in Italy, this figure being one of the most celebrated works of art discovered at Herculaneum and Pompeii in the 18th century.


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Overseas priced accordingly (with insurance)

  • Antique: Yes
  • Additional Material: Bronze
  • Original/Repro: Original
  • Product: Figurine/Statue
  • Style/Period: Victorian
  • Age: 1850-1899
  • Maker: Unknown Buy Likely Giorgio Sommer Foundry
  • Country of Origin: Italy

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