A Large Early 19thC Grand Tour Bronze of the Tiber Apollo c.1800 sub-Natural History the whole showing some of

the whole showing some of the remaining original painted decoration

Over the course of the 19th century

and more than likely from Italy

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A Large Early 19thC Grand Tour Bronze of the Tiber Apollo c.1800 sub-Natural History the whole showing some ofOrigin: ItalianPeriod: Early 19thCProvenance: Ex Charles Crodel (1894 1973)Date: c. 1800Height: 22. 5Width: 7. 5Depth: 4. 5The beautifully verdigris patinated bronze of the so called Tiber Apollo, showing the naked Apollo in the classical style with long hair held by fillet and falling on the shoulders in corkscrew curls, the whole surviving from Grand Tour Italy. In good overall condition the statue has not had any restoration or cleaning taken to it