Silenus or ‘Silène’ by Sabatino de Angelis & Fils with Plinth c.1890

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Silenus or ‘Silène’ by Sabatino de Angelis & Fils with Plinth c.1890A fabulous Italian Neapolitan Grand Tour bronze of the god Silenus or Silne After the Roman original excavated at Pompeii on 2nd May 1864, which is now housed in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Italy. Created by the Sabatino de Angelis & Fils foundry who operated in Naples from 1840 to the early 20th century. The foundry was given the rights to direct wax cast from the original bronzes held at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Italy

At its heart is a bundle of Yorkshire rhubarb

First English Edition of William Camden’s ‘Britannia’

French composite stone from the Mid-20th Century with her original plinth

Would look fabulous as an interior or exterior garden focal point

A pair of charming early 20th Century Putti

often depicted in southern Italian ceramics as symbols of vitality and abundance

here represented at the hunt

Probably Peruvian

Delicate French Sandstone swagged urn c

With Caryatid figures supporting urns of cascading flora

When operating

With original hand-painted decoration featuring heraldry