A LIFE-SIZE ITALIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF THE SEATED HERMES, ON MARBLE PLINTH
Lot 405PROPERTY FROM THE KOPLAR BROWN FAMILY COLLECTION, LAKE OZARK, MISSOURI

A LIFE-SIZE ITALIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF THE SEATED HERMES, ON MARBLE PLINTH

AFTER THE ANTIQUE, CAST BY FONDERIA CHIURAZZI, NAPLES, CIRCA 1904

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A LIFE-SIZE ITALIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF THE SEATED HERMES, ON MARBLE PLINTH
AFTER THE ANTIQUE, CAST BY FONDERIA CHIURAZZI, NAPLES, CIRCA 1904
Apparently unsigned, on a naturalistic variegated grey marble plinth
48¾ in. (124 cm.) high

Note du spécialiste

The 1910 Fonderia Chiurazzi catalogue calls this bronze, 'Mercure au repos'. And goes on to describe it as "Sculpture des plus beaux temps de l'art grecque. Trouvé le 3 Août 1759 à Herculanum."

For additional information on the Villa dei Papiri and the Fonderia Chiurazzi, please see lot 404.