Period | Early/mid 19th c. |
Composition | Polished bronze body affixed to marble plinth |
Base | 12 x 12 cm / 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in |
Height | 40 cm / 16 in |
Condition | Very good condition commensurate with age. The bronze had been polished to a high finish. Some small nicks to the marble base. |
We are very pleased to offer a good looking bust of the Roman goddess of wisdom Minerva.
It was purchased from the estate of a titled family in Herefordshire, having been orignally purchased on a Grand Tour of Italy in the nineteenth century. It dates from the early Victorian period.
The body is of bronze and has been polished to a high sheen. Its is affized to a square black marble base
Offered in very good condition commensurate with age.
Early Victorian Polished Bronze Grand Tour Bust of Minerva
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- Product Code: 6767
- Availability: Sold