A Wonderful Pair of 19thC Cast Iron Relief Garden Ornaments in the Form of Winged Putto Sea-Creatures sub-Religion & Relics the typical ‘gestus melancholicus’

the typical ‘gestus melancholicus’

The cotton stokinette is soft that is covering the body and it is worn through in various places

The large pair of Renaissance revival cast gilt metal church candelabra

didn't quite live up to its name

through its style we can conclude it is almost certainly Italian due to the way the characterful way the face of the lion is modeled

A Wonderful Pair of 19thC Cast Iron Relief Garden Ornaments in the Form of Winged Putto Sea-Creatures sub-Religion & Relics the typical ‘gestus melancholicus’Origin: English Period: Mid Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1850 1880 Width: 19 inches Depth: 17 inches Height: 25 inches Weight: 31. 5 KGS (all each, approximate and at extremities) The beautifully cast and patinated garden ornaments, in the form of naked winged putto with hands held aloft each lower half morphing to fantastical scrolling sea creatures, standing on circular plinth bases, survive from the second half of the nineteenth