Pair of busts

ca. 1780

Not on view

The importance of chasing is clearly illustrated by these two bearded satyrs. Cast from the same mold, the manner of the surface treatment varies in each case creating, as a result, a totally different effect.

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Title: Pair of busts
Date: ca. 1780
Culture: French
Medium: Gilt bronze
Dimensions: Overall (each): 7 × 4 1/4 in. (17.8 × 10.8 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gilt Bronze
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906
Object Number: 07.225.510.39a, b
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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