Antique Italian Grand Tour Bronze Hunting Putti Sculptures Statues Marble 1850 Drawings & Prints each figure weighs about 350lbs

each figure weighs about 350lbs

the scene is both charming and humorous

the chair raised on outswept legs

37" tall X 15

An early pre Knoll production 1955 Mies Van Der Rohe

Antique Italian Grand Tour Bronze Hunting Putti Sculptures Statues Marble 1850 Drawings & Prints each figure weighs about 350lbsA very fine pair of Italian Grand Tour putti bronze statues on Breccia marble bases, circa 1850. One of the nicest pairs of antique Grand Tour bronze putti we have had in a while, the bronzes are very finely modelled in hunting poses. One putti with a fishing pole and a caught fish under his arm the other with a crossbow and pheasant in his hand. The bronzes are both cast by lost wax (cire perdue) method and are beautifully patinated, each stands on a