Lot 406
406
A LIFE-SIZE ITALIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A DRUNKEN SATYR, ON MARBLE PLINTH
PROPERTY FROM THE KOPLAR BROWN FAMILY COLLECTION, LAKE OZARK, MISSOURI
A LIFE-SIZE ITALIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A DRUNKEN SATYR, ON MARBLE PLINTH

AFTER THE ANTIQUE, CAST BY FONDERIA CHIURAZZI, NAPLES, CIRCA 1904

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A LIFE-SIZE ITALIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A DRUNKEN SATYR, ON MARBLE PLINTH
AFTER THE ANTIQUE, CAST BY FONDERIA CHIURAZZI, NAPLES, CIRCA 1904
Apparently unsigned, on naturalistic variegated grey marble plinth
61½ in. (156.5 cm.) high; 68¼ in. (173 cm.) wide
Exhibited
The Italian Pavilion at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904, St. Louis, Missouri

Lot Essay

The 1910 Fonderia Chiurazzi catalogue calls this bronze, 'Faune ivre'. Describing it as "Statue de grand merite. Trouvé le 13 Juillet 1754 à Herculanum."

For additional information on the Villa dei Papiri and the Fonderia Chiurazzi, please see lot 404.

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