Two Early 19thC Grand Tour Bronze Portrait Busts of Philosophers sub-Art & Sculpture then look no further

then look no further

his half head on a hardwood shield with heavy hanging chain

The walnut has a super colour and there are no losses with some bubble lifting in places

Cecil Rhodes took out a lease on the house in 1891

Depth: 32” (all at extremities)

Two Early 19thC Grand Tour Bronze Portrait Busts of Philosophers sub-Art & Sculpture then look no furtherOrigin: Italian Period: Early 19thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1820 30 4. 5 & 4. 25 high x 2 deep x 3 wide The small well cast dark patinated bronze portrait busts of Greek philosophers, after the antique, each on circular turned socles, surviving from the early part of the nineteenth century and the Grand Tour period. In good overall condition the busts have not had any restoration or cleaning taken to them with the darkness to the bronze creating