The Spinario, Large Bronze After The Antique, Circa 1880

Bronze After the antique, Le Discobole, green patina

Diane De Gabies, Bronze After the Antique, Black Patina 19th Century

After the Farnese Hercules, a serpentine marble sculpture, a souvenir of the 19th century Grand Tour, missing right hand behind the back.

Woman with mask, alabaster sculpture in the style of the antique on a porphyry and white Carrara marble base

Beautifully cast bronze copies of the Furietti Centaurs, one elder and one younger. Each is mounted on a bronze base and both are unsigned with no foundry marks. These bronzes are copies of the two Roman (or Hellenistic) monumental marble versions excavated at Hadrian's Villa in December 1736 by Monsignor Giuseppe Alessandro Furietti. The original models now reside at the Capitoline Museum in Rome. These bronzes were a popular subject for collecting in both the 18th and 19th century Grand Tour periods. Engravings of the pair were widely disseminated in Europe in the 18th century which increased their fame. Provenance: The Estate of John Nelson, a noted Los Angeles antiques dealer...

A grand tour bronze sculpture of Spinario. Measures: Height: circa 8 1/4 in. Items purchased from David Sterner Antiques must delight you....

Antique Figural French Bronze Spinario Boy With Thorn 10.5" Sculpture. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 10.5" H x 7.5" W x 8.5" D.

Large 19th century Italian 'Spinario' bronze sculpture on stand. This is a 19th century copy and the original is in the Capitaline Museum.