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76 - PATINATED BRONZE SCULPTURE GROUP, 19th–20th CENTURY
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Estimate €50 - €70
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PATINATED BRONZE SCULPTURE GROUP, 19th–20th CENTURY depicting Hermes at rest, based on the famous Roman prototype discovered in 1758 at the Villa dei Papiri in Herculaneum and now held in the collections of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, a sculpture which Henry James described as ‘the young, resting, slightly-panting Mercury’ (Italian Hours, 1909, p. 355); defects, traces of oxidation 53.5 x 48 x 28 cm A BRONZE SCULPTURE OF HERMES, 19TH–20TH CENTURY; DEFECTS AND TRACES OF OXIDATION Defects, traces of oxidation
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About the sale FROM THE CURTIS COLLECTIONS AT PALAZZO BARBARO: PAINTINGS, FURNITURE AND WORKS OF ART
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Auction time 09/29/2026 at 2:45 PM
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