A Large Pair of Late Victorian Lead Sculptures of Peacocks c.1900

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A Large Pair of Late Victorian Lead Sculptures of Peacocks c.1900Origin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 Width: 19 & 19. 75 Height: 24 & 23. 5 Depth: 10 The Bases: 8. 5 (all at extremities) The large and attractive solid lead sculpted figures of a pair of mature English peacocks or common peafowl, freestanding with their distinctive plumage and inquisitive necks, on tripartite bases, the feathers being separate entities and slotting into the bodies, each showing a very good

traded in partnership with him for a time in London since a second very similar canvas stamp has been recorded

Today he is best known for his portraits of French writers

attractive and decorative condition

Putti like this are a classical motif found primarily on child sarcophagi of the 2nd century

This decorative corpus is in fair overall condition

From the 1950s the availability of the material was severely curtailed by attempts to protect the African elephant

It does remain strong enough to be used if one is not too large in frame

including ninth plates and quarter plates

to the north and south of the central motif

We believe the glass to be original and they remain un-meddled with as a whole

They do have some similarities to the floor tiles at the Piscina delle Rose

taken from 'A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains'