RARE MINIATURE VERY EARLY BRONZE STATUE OF THE DANCING FAUN GRAND TOUR PIECE

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RARE MINIATURE VERY EARLY BRONZE STATUE OF THE DANCING FAUN GRAND TOUR PIECE:
$248.85

Wimbledon-Furniture

Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale this veryearly Grand Tour solid bronze miniature statue of The Dancing Faun

Please note the deliveryfee listed is just a guide, for an accurate quote please send me your postcodeand I’ll price it up for you

There is around 50-100 highdefinition super-sized pictures at the bottom of this page

This piece is getting on for 200 years old, very naively cast butwell observed

I have two other later statues as pictured but listed under myother items

Dimensions

Height:- 11.3cm

Width:- 5cm

Depth:- 3.7cm

Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point, if youwould like any additional or specific measurements please ask

History

The House of theFaun was built in the 2nd century BC during theSamniteperiod (80BC).[2]There is evidence, most notably in the Eastern walls ofthetetrastyleatrium, that after thegreat earthquake in AD 62,the House of the Faun was rebuilt and/or repaired;[3]yet, the buildingwas only used again until AD 79, ultimately rendered unusable by theeruptionofMountVesuvius. Although the eruption was devastating, the layersofashcovering the city preserved artworks, likethemosaicsof the House of the Faun, which would have otherwise beenlikely destroyed or decayed due to the passage of time.

The House of theFaun was named for the bronze statue of the dancingfaunlocated,originally, on the lip of theimpluvium, a basin for catching rainwater;it has been moved to the center of the impluvium, as seen in the adjacentpicture.Faunsare spirits of untamed woodland, which literateandHellenizedRomans often connected toPanandGreeksatyrs, or wild followers of the Greek god of wine andagriculture,Dionysus. It is purely decorative sculpture of a high order:\"the pose is light and graceful,\"Sir KennethClarkobserved,[4]the modeling well understood, the general sense ofmovement admirably sustained,\" though he missed in its suavity thestimulus of sharper contrasts to be found in Renaissance nudes.

Archaeologistsdiscovered an inscription bearing thecognomenSaturninus, suggestingthat the dwelling was owned by the importantgens, or clan, Satria; a ringbearing the family nameCassiuswas also found, indicating thatsomeone of the Cassii family married into thegensSatria and lived in theHouse of the Faun.[5]

The House of theFaun was initially excavated in 1830 by the German archeological institute.

The House of theFaun contained theAlexander Mosaic, depicting theBattle ofIssusin 333 BC betweenAlexander the GreatandDarius IIIof Persia. This mosaic may be inspired by or copied from a Greek paintingfinished in the late fourth century BC,[1]probably by theartistPhiloxenus of Eretria.[6]Unlike most Pompeian pavements ofthe late second and early first centuries, this mosaic is made oftesserae,and not the more commonopus signinum, or other kinds of stone chips setin mortar.[7]

The Alexander Mosaicis complemented by other floor mosaics withNiloticscenes andtheatrical masks.[1]Other notable works of art from the House of Fauninclude an eroticSatyr and Nymphand the fish mosaic, a piececlosely resembling other mosaics in Pompeii.[7]

Architecture

The House of theFaun covers nearly 3000 square meters and occupies an entire city block,orinsula. The house can be divided into five major parts: the Tuscanatrium, peristyle atrium, service rooms and corridors, first,orIonic,peristyle, and second, orDoric, peristyle, and theircorresponding dependent rooms.[3]Like many ancient Roman houses, theHouse of the Faun hadtabernae, or storefront shops, and a highlysophisticated building plan, which details the many rooms. The entrance isdecorated by theLatinmessage “HAVE”, a greeting both for meetingand parting.[8]

Like other wealthyaristocrats of the Roman Republic, the owners of the House of the Fauninstalled aprivate bath system, orbalneum, in the house. Thebathing room was located in the domestic wing, which was to the right of theentrance, and along with the kitchen was heated by a large furnace.[1]Theservants’ quarters were dark and cramped, and there was not muchfurniture.[9]The house features beautiful peristyle gardens, the secondof which was created as a stage to hostrecitations,mimes,andpantomimes. Additionally, the house contained an entrance passage, anumber of bedrooms (cubicula), dining rooms (triclinia) for both the summer andwinter, a reception room (oecus), and an office (tablinum).[1]

Remains

Today visitors canstill explore the remains of the House of the Faun in modern Pompeii, along Viadi Nola. Although most of the original artworks have been relocated totheNational Archaeological Museum(Museo Archeologico Nazionale)inNaples, the most famous pieces, like the Dancing Faun and the AlexanderMosaic, have been recreated to give tourists a clearer picture of what thehouse was originally like.[10]Pietro Giovanni Guzzo, one of Pompeii’spast archaeological superintendents, explained, “I want visitors to have theimpression that they are entering the same luxurious house in which the ancientPompeian owners lived before it was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuviusin AD 79.”[10]

Any questions please feel free to ask before you offer

DELIVERY OR COLLECTION

This item is available for collection from our Wimbledon warehousesSW19-3BE, we can have it delivered nationwide to include Scotland Wales andIreland. Please contact me via email or my contact information is under thebusiness seller section of the listing with your postcode for a deliveryquotation. Please be sure to include which item you would like to buy as theprice is determined on size and distance, if you would like more than one pieceof furniture we offer a substantial discount on the second and third item, forinternational shipping please view the below information

ABOUT US

Wimbledon-Furniture is a privately ownedfamily ran business out of Wimbledon SW19, we have four large storagewarehouse’s, if you have any questions my number is under the business sellersinformation, please feel free to call or text

PAYMENTS

We accept payment via card at thewarehouse on the day of collection, PayPal or bacs prior to collection

We would kindly ask that all items arepaid for within 48 hours and collected within 7 working days, we can hold allpaid items for 14 days free of charge, there after there is a £10 a weekstorage fee, please ask before purchase should you wish us to hold somethingfor longer than two weeks, if after six months your item isn’t collected youwill forfeit your payment and the item will be placed for sale again

CONDITION

Please view the very detailed picturesas they form part of the descriptionaround condition

Please also ask any questions before you offer and not after,all of our items are sold as seen and as listed

Please note vintage period and originalitems such as leather seating will always have natural patina in the form ofcracking creasing and wear, we recommend regular waxing to ensure no moistureis lost, also hand dyed leather is not recommended to sit in direct sunlightfor prolonged periods of time as it will dry out and fade

COURIER (LARGE ITEMS ONLY THAT CAN’T BEPOSTED)

Absolutely nothing is sent for free,every item has a specific price for delivery, please ask for a quote before youoffer and not after

Your invoice will be sent with zerobalance in the delivery section, this is because all delivery fees are paiddirectly to the courier company to keep your costs down, if we charge youthrough we have to add and paypal fees, vat and other taxes to makesure the courier company are paid the exact amount they charge

We can arrange delivery nationwide,mostly with Wimbledon couriers, for the very far North and South we use KDMcouriers, for Europe we use Anyvan to find the cheapest quote, for the rest ofthe world it is location specific

Whoever delivers will usually requiresome help on the larger items to unload, if this is not possible please let usknow as it will affect the price to send a two man team

Delivery is to the ground floor only,again if you need help upstairs or in flats etc that\'s absolutely not aproblem, the couriers charge £10 per flight per man per item, if you have aworking elevator then naturally there’s no additional fee

All courier fees are paid by yourselfdirectly to the courier company, the contract for delivery is betweenyourselves the client and whichever courier you chose from those available

I’m happy to accommodate your owncourier after a cleared payment has been received, they need to book in acollection time with at least 24 hour’s notice, all collections must be madewithin 14 working days of the close of the sale unless agreed by priorarrangement

INTERNATIONAL

Delivery time can take two to threeweeks depending on the courier’s routes for the above mentioned countries

The price listed is just a guide, pleasecontact us for a quote before buying, if you have your own courier or wish tobook the collection in yourself we are happy to accommodate you