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Walnut Atlantes of Hercules and Hebe
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Pre 1800 item# 357842 (stock# 607)
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215-735-7722
$18,000
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New York 19th century . Height 102 cm, width 50cm, depth 23 cm
The pair of atlantes are impressive both for their size and the accomplishment of a skilled carver. Details are intricate as well as being dramatic. Hercules wears a lion skin so often associated with him draped over one shoulder. Two paws are shown with claws extended. The head of the lion is below his waist. What is unusual is that the lion is holding fish in its mouth. This in all probability is indicative that t ...click for details
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Italian Renaissance marble oval portrait bust
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Pre 1700 item# 317174 (stock# 462)
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215-735-7722
$12,000
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Italian 16th century circa 1550-70
Height 25.5 cm. width 16 cm. excluding mount
Portrait sculpture of Marsilio Ficino in the manner of Niccolo Fiorentino. Marsilio Ficino wrote 'Platonic Theology' and was the founder of Neo-platonism. The portrait is idealized in the classical manner and imbues him with great dignity, power and firmness of purpose. Though recognizable it is not at all the live human being as in the portrait medals Fiorentino did of him. Marble plaquett ...click for details
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