THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A PAIR OF GREY-PAINTED METAL FIGURES
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A PAIR OF GREY-PAINTED METAL FIGURES
After the Antique, 19th Century
One of Vulcan, the Roman fire god, holding Achilles's shield beside his anvil, accompanied by a statue of a hero, possibly Achilles, standing beside a flower-decked altar tripod, one inscribed Sabinson, each on a later brickwork pedestal of square section
the figures: 20in. (51cm.) high
the pedestals: 12in. (30.5cm.) square; 11in. (28cm.) high (2)
After the Antique, 19th Century
One of Vulcan, the Roman fire god, holding Achilles's shield beside his anvil, accompanied by a statue of a hero, possibly Achilles, standing beside a flower-decked altar tripod, one inscribed Sabinson, each on a later brickwork pedestal of square section
the figures: 20in. (51cm.) high
the pedestals: 12in. (30.5cm.) square; 11in. (28cm.) high (2)