Two Early 19thC Grand Tour Bronze Portrait Busts of Philosophers sub-Curios Hippos are a dangerous problem

Hippos are a dangerous problem in many parts of Africa and account for more human deaths per year than crocodiles and poisonous snakes combined

The beauty of these weavings is primarily why many are attracted to Turkomen pieces

Collectors flocked not just because of the finery of the collection

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Two Early 19thC Grand Tour Bronze Portrait Busts of Philosophers sub-Curios Hippos are a dangerous problemOrigin: Italian Period: Early 19thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1820 30 4. 5 & 4. 25 high x 2 deep x 3 wide The small well cast dark patinated bronze portrait busts of Greek philosophers, after the antique, each on circular turned socles, surviving from the early part of the nineteenth century and the Grand Tour period. In good overall condition the busts have not had any restoration or cleaning taken to them with the darkness to the bronze creating