Grand Tour Bronze Reduction of the Capitoline Faun After Benedetto Boschetti

Description:

Grand Tour Bronze Reduction of the Capitoline Faun After Benedetto Boschetti, Italy, late 19th century, depiction of a resting satyr after the antique original in the Capitoline Museum, stamped mark "B. Boschetti Roma," ht. 18 1/2, together with an associated marble pedestal, ht. 46 in.

Note: Sometimes known as the Faun of Praxiteles or the Marble Faun; made famous by Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Marble Faun.
Estimate $800-1,200

Scattered chips to the stone.


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