A Large Early 19thC Grand Tour Bronze of the Tiber Apollo c.1800

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A Large Early 19thC Grand Tour Bronze of the Tiber Apollo c.1800Origin: ItalianPeriod: Early 19thCProvenance: Ex Charles Crodel (1894 1973)Date: c. 1800Height: 22. 5Width: 7. 5Depth: 4. 5The beautifully verdigris patinated bronze of the so called Tiber Apollo, showing the naked Apollo in the classical style with long hair held by fillet and falling on the shoulders in corkscrew curls, the whole surviving from Grand Tour Italy. In good overall condition the statue has not had any restoration or cleaning taken to it

The blue paper lining to the drawers is a nice bonus as it is the original paper

his label made the claim that the business had been founded in 1795

The ruthless bird hunts small mammals

with the tick tock of his hunter pocket watch and the smoke from his cigar gently emanating around the room…

The beautifully preserved male common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) in a swooping position and clutching a hawk-moth in its beak

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all on off white drafting paper each showing the original working plans for the rigging and deck plans of the vessel

Height: 18 inches (each)

There is some old sporadic woodworm to the flanks

making paper and letter storage that much more of an attractive proposition

Three colourless glass apothecary bottles

The collected chalk would have been subjected to grinding in mills