AUCTION : 0515

Lot#: 782

DESCRIPTION: 3 (Three) small bronze figures. One, PERSEVERANCE, a man in over-coat and trousers leaning into the wind, is mid 20th century re-cast, Ht 7". The other 2 are earlier, a small cherub playing with 2 toy balls, all well detailed & mounted to a mottled brown marble base, height 5", and finally, a fantasy young Greek, muscular nude boy carrying a dead pig under one arm, and the boy with a furry tail of his own, mounted to white marble base [now dirty], Ht 9".
CONDITION: in order, the walking man has losses to patina, worn / rubbed to bronze and could stand restoration of the finish. The marble base to the cherub has some losses on the underside of the marble which need attention to secure the figure firmly. The boy with tail has nice verdigris patination; someone added some brown highlights which look OK; base is intact with no losses. Heights are shown above
ESTIMATE: $200 - $300
PRICE SOLD: $80

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