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Flying Mercury, After Giambologna, Bronze Lamp, 19th Century
Flying Mercury, After Giambologna, Bronze Lamp, 19th Century

Flying Mercury, After Giambologna, Bronze Lamp, 19th Century

By Giambologna

Located in MARSEILLE, FR

Bronze sculpture "Flying Mercury", after Giambologna, mounted as a lamp, on a green marble column base decorated with a bronze frieze, with allegories of the Arts.

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Antique 19th Century European Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Flying Mercury in green marble copied from the famous work of Giambologna
Flying Mercury in green marble copied from the famous work of Giambologna

Flying Mercury in green marble copied from the famous work of Giambologna

Located in Prato, IT

The project was never completed, but Giambologna elaborated a model preserved at the Civic Museum of Bologna, which is only the first of the numerous bronzes with the same subject ma...

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

An Exceptional Pair of Ormolu and Glass Triton Wall Lights by Lerolle of Paris
An Exceptional Pair of Ormolu and Glass Triton Wall Lights by Lerolle of Paris

An Exceptional Pair of Ormolu and Glass Triton Wall Lights by Lerolle of Paris

By Lerolle

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

Yours sincerely, Lerolle Freres List of the photographs 1923 1 pair of sconces with cariatids (sic), male and female, 6 lights, mercury gilt bronze 1100 1923 the same for gas merc...

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Antique 1870s French Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Ormolu

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19th Century Grand Flying Mercury
19th Century Grand Flying Mercury

19th Century Grand Flying Mercury

By Giambologna

Located in Stockholm, SE

Sculpture after Giovanni da Bologna, ca 1529-1698. Flanders, Italy. Black and green patinated bronze and metal. Silver Plaque Engraved: "Herrn Direktor Ad. Storm, zum 25-jährigen Amt...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Flying Mercury Bronze Statue after Giambologna
Flying Mercury Bronze Statue after Giambologna

Flying Mercury Bronze Statue after Giambologna

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H 76.78 in W 17.33 in D 43.31 in

Flying Mercury Bronze Statue after Giambologna

Located in Greding, DE

19th/20th century bronze statue depicting the flying Mercury. The bronze is adapted from the version of Giambologna's Mercury in the Louvre.

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20th Century French Renaissance Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Replica of "Flying Mercury" by Jean Boulogne
Bronze Replica of "Flying Mercury" by Jean Boulogne

Bronze Replica of "Flying Mercury" by Jean Boulogne

Located in Austin, TX

Superb French late 19th century replica of "Flying Mercury" by Jean Boulogne (1529-1609 also known as Giambologna).

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Antique 19th Century French Statues

Materials

Bronze

19th/ 20th Century "Flying Mercury" Bronze on Marble Plinth Marked Giambologna
19th/ 20th Century "Flying Mercury" Bronze on Marble Plinth Marked Giambologna

19th/ 20th Century "Flying Mercury" Bronze on Marble Plinth Marked Giambologna

Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL

19th/ 20th Century "Flying Mercury" Bronze on Marble Plinth Marked Giambologna on Base Used, Good condition, Please View all photos for the most accurate details on condition and ap...

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Antique 19th Century Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Brass

Hermes "The Flying Mercury" Bronze Sculpture
Hermes "The Flying Mercury" Bronze Sculpture

Hermes "The Flying Mercury" Bronze Sculpture

Located in Miami, FL

Exceptional casting of famous mythological god ,Hermes, emerging from a cherub's mouth. Large and rare to come by.

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Vintage 1940s Italian Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Giant Bronze Statue of the Flying Mercury after Giovanni da Bologna
19th Century Giant Bronze Statue of the Flying Mercury after Giovanni da Bologna

19th Century Giant Bronze Statue of the Flying Mercury after Giovanni da Bologna

By Giambologna

Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Standing almost 44 inches tall and raised on a circular molded base Mercury (or Greek: Hermes) stands balancing on an allegory of the North Wind in a powerful pose holding the 'caduc...

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Greco Roman Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Flying Mercury Hermes Figure of Greek God of Medicine, by Giavanni Da Bologna
Flying Mercury Hermes Figure of Greek God of Medicine, by Giavanni Da Bologna

Flying Mercury Hermes Figure of Greek God of Medicine, by Giavanni Da Bologna

By Giambologna

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

This unusually tall beautiful bronze statue is in the style of Giambologna. He became well known for a fine sense of action and movement in his statues. Among his most famous works a...

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Vintage 1920s Italian Art Deco Statues

Materials

Bronze

19th C. Grand Tour Bronze Statue of the Flying Mercury after Giovanni da Bologna
19th C. Grand Tour Bronze Statue of the Flying Mercury after Giovanni da Bologna

19th C. Grand Tour Bronze Statue of the Flying Mercury after Giovanni da Bologna

By Giambologna

Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Standing 29 inches tall and raised on a circular marble and bronze relief base Mercury (or Greek: Hermes) stands balancing on an allegory of the North Wind in a powerful pose holding...

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Greco Roman Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Mythological Bronze Mercury after Giambologna
Mythological Bronze Mercury after Giambologna

Mythological Bronze Mercury after Giambologna

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H 30.32 in W 5.52 in D 14.18 in

Mythological Bronze Mercury after Giambologna

By Giambologna

Located in Paris, FR

Literature The original statue of Flying Mercury was realized in 1580 by the Italian sculptor Giambologna, also known as Jean de Bologne (1529-1608).

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Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Bronze and Marble Statues
Pair of Bronze and Marble Statues

Pair of Bronze and Marble Statues

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H 85.75 in Dm 17 in

Pair of Bronze and Marble Statues

Located in Charleston, SC

Pair of Italian bronze and marble staues of Mercury and Diana. The flying Mercury is suspended on a column of breath from Aeolus, the wind god and serves as a pedestal to propel Merc...

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20th Century Italian Statues

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Large Fine Bronze Sculpture of Mercury and Original Marble Pedestal
Large Fine Bronze Sculpture of Mercury and Original Marble Pedestal

Large Fine Bronze Sculpture of Mercury and Original Marble Pedestal

Located in Rochester, NY

Fine Grand Tour bronze sculpture of mercury flying on the wind after Giambologna. Polished rouge marble and bronze attached base.

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Antique Mid-19th Century European Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Marble, Metal, Bronze

Large Fine Bronze Sculpture of Mercury and Original Marble Pedestal
Large Fine Bronze Sculpture of Mercury and Original Marble Pedestal

Large Fine Bronze Sculpture of Mercury and Original Marble Pedestal

Located in Rochester, NY

Fine Grand Tour bronze sculpture of mercury flying on the wind after Giambologna. Polished rouge marble and bronze attached base.

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Antique 19th Century European Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

19th Century, Flying Mercury Sculpture in Bronze
19th Century, Flying Mercury Sculpture in Bronze

19th Century, Flying Mercury Sculpture in Bronze

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H 17.33 in W 3.55 in D 3.55 in

19th Century, Flying Mercury Sculpture in Bronze

By Giambologna

Located in Milan, IT

19th century, by Giambologna (1529-1608) Flying mercury Bronze cm alt. 43.5 x 9 x 9 Son of Jupiter and divine messenger, Mercury-Hermes was protector of sailors and traveler...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique Classical Bronze Statue "Flying Mercury" after Giovanni de Bologna 19thC
Antique Classical Bronze Statue "Flying Mercury" after Giovanni de Bologna 19thC

Antique Classical Bronze Statue "Flying Mercury" after Giovanni de Bologna 19thC

Located in Big Flats, NY

Giovanni da Bologna's famed Flying Mercury captures the Greek messenger of the gods speeding through the skies.

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20th Century European Classical Greek Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Flying Mercury in green marble copied from the famous work of Giambologna
Flying Mercury in green marble copied from the famous work of Giambologna

Flying Mercury in green marble copied from the famous work of Giambologna

Located in Prato, IT

The project was never completed, but Giambologna elaborated a model preserved at the Civic Museum of Bologna, which is only the first of the numerous bronzes with the same subject ma...

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Bronze Roman Oil Lamp Mercury and Flying Cranes Grand Tour
Bronze Roman Oil Lamp Mercury and Flying Cranes Grand Tour

Bronze Roman Oil Lamp Mercury and Flying Cranes Grand Tour

Located in Rochester, NY

Roman verdigris bronze oil lamp. Flying cranes with running Mercury. After the original found in Pompeii.

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Antique 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Prometheus and Mercury, " Large, Rare Art Deco Painting with Male Nudes, 1942
"Prometheus and Mercury, " Large, Rare Art Deco Painting with Male Nudes, 1942

"Prometheus and Mercury, " Large, Rare Art Deco Painting with Male Nudes, 1942

By William Littlefield

Located in Philadelphia, PA

In the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, William Littlefield painted a series of mythological subjects, often featuring idealized male nude figures, and this is the largest and best example we...

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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

19th Century Bronze Statue of the Flying Mercury after Giovanni da Bologna
19th Century Bronze Statue of the Flying Mercury after Giovanni da Bologna

19th Century Bronze Statue of the Flying Mercury after Giovanni da Bologna

Located in Liverpool, GB

Very effective and presentable, one meter high bronze sculpture, showing Mercury soaring in the wind. An excellent copy of the famous work of a brilliant Renaissance sculptor Gio...

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Mid-20th Century European Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy
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H 104.34 in W 153.55 in D 19.69 in

Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy

Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)

Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...

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$68,565 / item

H 33.86 in W 25.99 in D 13.39 in

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By Raffaello Romanelli

Located in Milan, IT

A sculpture in precious white Carrara marble reproducing the Torso Gaddi, the famous fragmentary sculpture displayed in the Uffizi Museums in Florence, which inspired many great arti...

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Located in Rome, IT

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After Giambologna Mercury Sculpture
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$950

H 26.5 in W 7 in D 8.5 in

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By Giambologna

Located in Norwalk, CT

19th C. spelter sculpture. Unsigned.

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Materials

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19th Century Italian Patinated Bronze of Mercury Life-Size

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Located in Dallas, TX

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Victorian Religious Antique Stained Glass Window

Victorian Religious Antique Stained Glass Window

$107,228

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Amazing Mercury Sculpture in Bronze 20th Century

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Large Sculpture of Mercury - 190 cm - Roman Style

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$31,873

H 74.81 in W 23.63 in D 19.69 in

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Located in Madrid, ES

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P.E. Guerin, New York Bronze Mercury - 19th Century

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Located in Phoenix, AZ

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Pair of French 19th Century Bronze Statues of Mercury and Fortuna
Pair of French 19th Century Bronze Statues of Mercury and Fortuna

Pair of French 19th Century Bronze Statues of Mercury and Fortuna

By Claude Michel Clodion

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A stunning and high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze, ormolu and black Belgian marble statues of Mercury and Fortuna, after a model by Louis Gu...

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Flying Mercury For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal flying mercury for your home. Each flying mercury for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using bronze, metal and marble. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer flying mercury, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each flying mercury bearing Art Deco hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Flying Mercury?

The average selling price for a flying mercury at 1stDibs is $4,525, while they’re typically $975 on the low end and $22,000 for the highest priced.

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