Grand Tour Bronze Reduction Il Porcellino “Borghese Boar” Carved Alabaster Base

Italian 18th C Grand Tour Roman Bronze Bust of a Horse, Specimen Marble Base Italy, Later 18th Century A Italian 18th Century Grand Tour Roman Bronze Bust of a Horse, displayed on ...

Grand Tour bronze model of a Recumbent horse, realistically cast and modeled, raised on a faux marbleized base.  

Early 19th century Diminutive French Bronze of a Seated 'Coiffed' Poodle France, Possibly late 18th century/ early 19th century The early 19th century French bronze of a seated 'C...

Napoleon III whimsical bronze of a playful dog cat, Nice detail, fine casting of a dog and cat engaged in play on incised brick floor, unsigned. ...

Small desk og mantle bronze depicting a young wild boar standing on a log. Fine detailing and a rich golden patina. Signed/marked France to its base. Where it was made circa 1920-25....

A mid-19th century model of the Uffizi Boar, called 'Il Porcellino', by Austin & Seeley, the seated figure of the boar on an integral square plinth. This cast stone model of the Uffizi Boar takes its name from a 17th-century bronze fountain by sculptor Pietro Tacca, made for Cosimo II de' Medici and originally placed in the Loggia at the Mercato Nuovo in Florence. This civic space was also known as the Loggia del Porcellino, named after the boar as rubbing the statue's nose is said to bring great wealth. Made in the 1630s, it was modelled after an earlier marble version (Italian, 2nd-1st century BC) discovered in Rome in 1556 on the slopes of the Esquiline Hill, itself thought to be based on a lost Greek Hellenistic bronze version. After restoration, the marble statue was brought to Florence in 1568 as a gift from Pope Pius IV to Duke Cosimo I de’ Medici, initially placed in the Pitti Palace. Both this marble and the 17th-century bronze versions are now housed in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. It remained an immensely popular subject for Grand Tourists, who collected their own versions. It is a testament to the commercial prowess of Austin and Seeley...

More information coming soon… Dating to circa 1965, this gilt bronze wild boar head is well-detailed. The wall-mounted French sculpture could also be used as a base for a desk lamp.

An antique Italian carved serpentine sculpture after the Uffizi boar dating to the early 19th century. This seated wild boar displays impressive carved details and a pleasing scale ...