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Bronze Mercury & Ceres

A pair of late 19th century, French, patinated bronze figures of Mercury & Ceres after Giambologna, probably by Barbedienne. The figure of Mercury holding a caduceus, Ceres with a trumpet in her hand, both standing on  blowing wind, Zephyr, supported by a rouge marble plinth with central bronze frieze cast with frolicking Putti. Original dark patination.

French

Circa 1880