Title: Antique Bronze Pompeian Sculpture Figurine Fallow Deer By Angelis
Shipping: $65.00
Artist: N/A
Period: 19th Century
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Origin: N/A
Condition: Excellent
Item Date: 1880 to 1930
Item ID: 3856
After Sabatino de Angelis (Italian, b.1838) "Fallow Deer". Bronze figurine after the antique Pompeian sculpture, attached to a rectangular bronze base with overall dark brown patina. Unsigned, apprx. 8"T. The inspiration for this sculpture came from the discovery of two deer in the ruins of the Villa of the Papyri, a private house in the ancient city of Herculaneum. Condition: Overall patina is very good with few areas of green patina. *All of the art is edited and chosen by us for its high quality and workmanship before posting. These collectibles have been selected with the artist & collector in mind. We are committed to enhancing our customer’s lives by discovering creating, and pointing out only the best art we can find in the world today. We Are Taste-Makers, Art Advisers, Consultants & Publishers Of Spectacular Art Stories. Our job is to be intermediaries between buyers and sellers. We are vetting for high end art patrons. We are determined to catalog the world's most exceptional art and share it with everyone.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze
Bronze is widely used for cast metal sculpture . Common bronze alloys often have the unusual and very desirable property of expanding slightly just before they set, thus filling in the finest details of a mould. Bronze has resistance to corrosion by sea water along with several bronze alloys. Bronze also has very little metal-on-metal friction, which made it invaluable for the building of cannons where iron cannonballs would otherwise stick in the barrel.
