Bronze or metal composition?

Discussion in 'Art' started by Lennyt, Jan 17, 2024.

  1. Lennyt

    Lennyt Well-Known Member

    Hello

    Can anyone give me an idea if anything missing in this composition?
    Not sure how old this would be, feels like bronze but could be some other metal.
    It is about 9 inch tall.
    No markings or hallmarks of any kind.

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  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    they look like Roman Fauns...... getting their funk on !!

    Could be a trivet for placing of a wine bottle !

    I don't see any signs of a third sitter..
     
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  3. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    Hallmarks are for jewelry....u must mean a foundry mark !
     
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  4. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    a couple of real ' Hoofers '........:hilarious::hilarious:
     
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  5. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    ps........bronze ...is metal !!!;)
     
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  6. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Will a wine bottle slot in there?

    Debora
     
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  7. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    9 inches tall......so, I'd think a standard wine bottle would sit on the marble
     
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  8. Lennyt

    Lennyt Well-Known Member

    So this is a bottle stand? It might be. Any idea how old?
     
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  9. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    New if not newish.

    Debora

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  10. Lennyt

    Lennyt Well-Known Member

    Really? Doesn't look exactly the same...
     
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  11. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It probably is. It is very pretty.
    It looks wine or grape related, with the fun they're having. But wine leaves terrible stains on (in) marble, so it may be meant for something else. Maybe for a fruit tazza?
     
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  12. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    Try a wine bottle and see how it fits. Those figures should be embracing it.

    The composition of the marble stand makes me think 1980s at the earliest.

    May be bronze, but but patinas on base metals can be very convincing. The verdigris could be intentional distressing.
     
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  13. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    They are bacchantes, female followers of the wine god Bacchus. Looks the same to me as to others, like a wine bottle fits in between.
     
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  14. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    did u notice they have hooves....?
     
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  15. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

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    more of a Satyr....or Faun...... I would think !
     
  16. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    No, that got by me. Then they are satyresses, also liable to inebriation & part of Bacchus' revel rout.
     
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