Antique Decorative Grand Tour Fisherman Bronze Sculpture Giorgio Sommer

SPINARIO BOY WITH THORN From our Bronze Sculpture collection, we are pleased to offer this Italian Bronze Figure of Spinario also known as Boy with Thorn and Fedele. The Bronze sculpture is beautifully cast raised upon a black marble base with white specs modelled as The Boy With The Thorn after the antique. The figure depicts a boy with long draped hair seated trying to pick a thorn from his foot. The figure would have been available to purchase by young scholars during their partake in the grand tour around Europe. The Italian Bronze Figure of Spinario, the boy with thorn dates to the second half to the 19th century circa 1870. SPINARIO – BOY WITH THORN is a story originally cast as the Roman bronze statue known as Fedele, or Spinario. The statue portrays a young boy sitting and concentrating on removing a thorn from his foot. This imagery has resonated with audiences for centuries and has been interpreted in various ways depending on the context in which it is presented. The statue is thought to have been created in the Hellenistic or Roman period, symbolising naturalism and human introspection. Since the original many copies have been made, in the early Renaissance, it was celebrated through being one of the first Roman sculptures to be copied. There are bronze reductions by Severo da Ravenna...

Mounted in an Oval Ebonised Frame From our collectables we are delighted to offer this Italian Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Spaniel ‘After the Hunt’ after Antonio Aguatti and Gioacchino ...

GRAND TOUR Italy, late 19th century "Narcissus" Patinated bronze cast by the Giorgio Sommer foundry in Italy, original ink stamp to underside cast circa 1890-1910 stock ref. 406...

A late 19th century Italian Grand Tour bronze of the ‘Seated Hermes’ after the antique, raised on a carved dove grey marble base. Also known as ‘Resting Hermes’ or ‘Seated Mercury’,...