Ancient eagle sculpture with secret

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Sculpture-inkwell - Genoa - Napoleon III era - Late 1800 circa - Antimony and porcelain.

Sculpture depicting an Arcadia in antimony worked in black patina. One what?!

In literature (and in philosophy in general) Arcadia has always represented an idealized land, where men and nature live in perfect harmony. It has become the setting for the bucolic poetry invented by Theocritus and made known by the works of Virgil who set his compositions in ancient times. And in Italy this universal philosophical concept regained the deserved attention and maximum splendor in the arts during the reign of Napoleon III, towards the end of the 1800s.

And, precisely, this sculpture represents the harmony between Man and Nature: ruins of a dilapidated temple with a Corinthian column with ivy branches that stands out vertically to give dynamism to the scene. Above, towers an eagle about to take flight.

A gem of this antiquity is the secret on the base: a small removable lid hides an original and perfect white porcelain inkwell.

A thermometer was inserted into the streaks of the Corinthian order, unfortunately missing.

Genoa, Napoleon III Era, late 1800s.

Virtually perfect general conditions, missing thermometer (replaceable at the buyer's discretion) wear, but no breakage.

For collectors.

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