An Early 18thC Italian Terracotta Bust of Hermes c.1700-50 sub-Mirrors & Lighting yet strong

yet strong

Fair with the drooping groves that throw

the individual pieces held with stick pins

the Jim Henson Company co-produced the London West End musical production of Doctor Dolittle

small cracks to the gilding around the frame and some loss to the candle sconce arms gesso wise

An Early 18thC Italian Terracotta Bust of Hermes c.1700-50 sub-Mirrors & Lighting yet strongOrigin: ItalianPeriod: Early Mid 18thCProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1700 50Width: 10. 5Height: 19. 5Depth: 11The early sculpted terracotta bust of Hermes or Mercury, the whole with weathering and a very honest and well established patina, facing dexter and gazing slightly downward conveying a dreamy, almost wistful expression, with tight short curled hair and the distinctive flat cap, or petasos, to an integral plinth base, the whole surviving from the