Lot Essay
The original statue of The Dancing Faun is discovered at Pompeii on 26 October 1830 and now in the Museo Nazionale in Naples, shown in F. Haskell/N. Penny, Taste and Antique, 1981, London, plate 35.
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AFTER THE ANTIQUE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Details
A NEAPOLITAN BRONZE MODEL OF THE DANCING FAUN
AFTER THE ANTIQUE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
On a seperatly cast base, inscribed Villers
65 cm. high
AFTER THE ANTIQUE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
On a seperatly cast base, inscribed Villers
65 cm. high
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