Description: Title: Brass Recumbent Hermes Child Statues - a Pair.Period: 19th Century.Maker: Unknown (unmarked).Material: Brass.Description: Offered is a pair of cast brass child statues, each in a recumbent pose. The base is a low relief floral ornamented bench with pillow atop. The figures are representative of Greek Hermes, herald of the Gods, or Roman Mercury, messenger of the Gods. One figure of Hermes is accented with a winged helmet. The other figure holds a caduceus. Measures: 7.75 W x 5.5 D x 9.5 H inches each. Note: Reflecting upon Victorian taste, the majority of figural nude representations is ornamented with a fig leaf over the genitalia, a common accent feature given that nudity was considered shocking and attitudes to sex and sexuality have been very different in the past, whether in ancient Greece, Renaissance Florence or Victorian Britain.
Price: 1200 USD
Location: Crockett, California
End Time: 2023-09-09T08:55:34.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Handmade: Yes
Style: Victorian
Age: 1850-1899
Material: Metal
Original/Reproduction: Original
California Prop 65 Warning: N/A
Type: Figurines & Statues
Object Type: Human figure
Color: Brass
Country/Region of Origin: United Kingdom
