19th Century Grand Tour Bronze & Noir Belge Library Column Mercury Hermes

This is a beautifully detailed antique Italian Grand Tour School bronze figural sculpture of Hermes, dating from Circa 1880. Mercury is cast after the original held at the Museo Naz...

This is an elegant monumental Grand Tour bronze sculpture of Michelangelo's David, circa 1880 in date. The full-length portrait statue is of David, the 14ft marble statue depicts the Biblical hero David, represented as a standing male nude, David looks tense and ready for battle after he has made the decision to fight Goliath, but, before the battle has actually taken place. His brow is drawn, his neck tense, and the veins bulge out of his lowered right hand and holding his slingshot over his shoulder. This impressive scuplture is 107cm (3ft 6" ) tall and weighs over 36kgs (79lbs). This high quality hot cast solid bronze was produced using the traditional 'lost wax' process. The attention to detail of this sculpture is absolutely fantastic. Condition: In really excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 107 x Width 41 x Depth 24.5 Weight 36.3 kg Dimensions in inches: Height 3 foot, 6 inches x Width 1 foot, 4 inches x Depth 10 inches Weight 80.0 lbs Michelangelo's David This astonishing Renaissance sculpture was created between 1501 and 1504. It is a 14ft marble statue depicting the Biblical hero David, represented as a standing male nude. Originally commissioned by the Opera del Duomo for the Cathedral of Florence, it was meant to be one of a series of large statues to be positioned in the niches of the cathedral’s tribunes, way up at about 80mt from the ground. Michelangelo was asked by the consuls of the Board to complete an unfinished project begun in 1464 by Agostino di Duccio and later carried on by Antonio Rossellino in 1475. Both sculptors had in the end rejected an enormous block of marble due to the presence of too many “taroli”, or imperfections, which may have threatened the stability of such a huge statue...

This is a superb antique Grand Tour patinated bronze figure of Narcissus, dating from the last quarter of the 19th Century. Narcissus was a hunter in Greek mythology and he was di...

This is a superb large antique Grand Tour patinated bronze version of David, dating from the mid 19th Century. The bronze statue depicts David with an enigmatic smile posed with ...

An finely cast 19th century Italian bronze depicting the Hermes, the Greek god, (the god Mercury in Roman mythology) seated on carved gray marble. Afte...

A Grand Tour Regency bronze figure of Mercury (Hermes) on a composite marble column, the messenger of the gods is shown running on winged feet supported on a puff of wind with a torc...

Exceptionally modeled and cast antique (late 19th century) bronze statue of Narcissus, after the original ancient Greek, with dark brown patina and measuring 24 inches tall. Unsigned.

European Grand Tour Bronze Desk Sculpture 19th Century From an important private English collection Free international shipping.