Collection Rochas, Le bestiaire rêvé

Roman, late 19th / early 20th century, Giovanni Nisini Foundry, after the Antique

Fawn

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September 15, 12:30 PM GMT

Estimate

1,500 - 2,000 EUR

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Description

Roman, late 19th / early 20th century, Giovanni Nisini Foundry, after the Antique

Fawn

Bronze, light brown patina

With the foundry inscription G_NISINI_ROMA

33 by 28cm., 13 by 11in.

This fawn is based on two ancient bronze sculptures discovered in 1756 in the garden of the Villa dei Papiri in Herculaneum, during the excavations organised at the request of Charles of Bourbon between 1750 and 1764. The bronzes, dating from the first century BC, are now housed in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples (inv. no 4886 and 4888).

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