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	FRENCH ANTIQUE STONE CHERUB STATUES, PAIR Date: 19th century Price: Please contact us for price Description: Pair of antique French stone cherubs from Montpellier, France, in form of putti or cherubs leaning against tree stumps with original plinths, modeled as standard bearers. 19th century. 48 inches H. 15 inches W. Two part. Unusual and charming. Perfect for greeting your party guests! Part of our collection of: Sculpture, statuary in Garden Antiques
	MONKEY MUSICIANS STATUES, PAIR, ANTIQUE Date: early 20th century Price: Please contact us for price Description: Pair of monkey musicians garden statues, antique cast stone with marble aggregate and weathered surface with lichen. One is playing a tambourine and one is playing a drum and both are dressed in fashionable 18th century costumes. These are very well modeled figures with fine detail. Very early 20th century. 23 inches high, 12 inches wide and 10 inch square base. These monkey musician figures are after the 18th century porcelain monkey figures created by Johann Kaendler of the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory in Saxony in 1756. These also could be used as figural finials on gate posts or pillars which would be amusing and unusual in a garden. Examples of this exist at "Mount Stewart", the 1820 historic estate east of Bellfast,Ireland where there are dodos and monkeys bearing urns on their heads mounted on tall pillars displayed in the gardens. SOLD Part of our collection of: Sculpture, statuary in Garden Antiques
	PAIR LARGE LION STATUES, CAST STONE WITH QUARTZ AGGREGATE Date: very early 20th century Price: Please contact us for price Description: Opposing pair of large male lion statues with paws raised on top of spheres, cast stone with quartz aggregate and white lime wash, cast with fine detail. These are after the "Medici Lions" (1589) standing at the Loggia Dei Lanzi Piazza Della Signoria in Florence. 42"high, 46"deep, and 16 inches wide. Circa 1920. Provenance: Baltimore estate. The "Medici Lions" were commissioned by Ferdinando 1 de Medici, grand Duke of Tuscany, and originally set in the Loggia dei Lioni at Villa Medici, Rome to ornate the villa's garden staircase. The basis for the design was an antique Roman marble relief. This was worked up as a full figure by Giovanni di Scherano Fancelli in circa 1598, and accompanied by a mirror-image version by a contemporary sculptor Flaminio Vacca (1538-1605).The original pair remained in Rome until 1789, before being moved to Florence. They can be seen today at the Loggia dei Lanze in Florence, Italy. Part of our collection of: Sculpture, statuary in Garden Antiques
	STATUE OF YOUNG GIRL, CAST IRON, VINTAGE Date: early 20th century Price: Please contact us for price Description: Cast iron statue of young girl. Standing upright in a bashful stance. Early 20th century. 23"H. 10"W. Base 6"x 7". Part of our collection of: Sculpture, statuary in Garden Antiques

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