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Lot 277

Cast Metal Figure of Flying Mercury After Giambologna

Estimate: $20 - $10,000

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This cast metal sculpture, finished with a bronze-toned patina, depicts the messenger god Mercury (Hermes) in a dynamic, vertical flight pose. The work is modeled after the 16th-century Renaissance original by Giambologna. Mercury is shown wearing his traditional winged petasos and winged sandals (talaria), balanced on a stylized puff of wind that emerges from a spherical globe base. His right arm is raised, holding a torch-shaped element that likely served as a mount for a lamp fixture or decorative finial. The figure is rendered with the elongated proportions characteristic of the Mannerist style. No artist signatures, foundry stamps, or edition numbers are visible on the sculpture or its integral base. The construction appears to be a hollow cast, consistent with late 19th or early 20th-century decorative reproductions. Dimensions not provided.

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