A Late Nineteenth Century Grand Tour Bronze of The Dancing Faun with Cymbals
Italy. Circa 1880
‘Stamped Musée du Vatican’ to the base.
A bronze, after the antique of the ‘Dancing faun’ showing excellent patina. The original bronze was discovered in the House of the Faun in Pompeii in 1830 and is now held by the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.
Height 11 ½” (29cm)
£1,250
