An Early 18thC Terracotta Bust of Hermes c.1700-50 antiques The whole is perfectly serviceable

The whole is perfectly serviceable

comparable to Sherlock Holmes

survives from the zeniths of nineteenth century England

who worked in the early-to-mid 19th century

from the Bombay area

An Early 18thC Terracotta Bust of Hermes c.1700-50 antiques The whole is perfectly serviceableOrigin: ItalianPeriod: Early Mid 18thCProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1700 50Width: 10. 5Height: 19. 5Depth: 11The early sculpted terracotta bust of Hermes or Mercury, the whole with weathering and a very honest and well established patina, facing dexter and gazing slightly downward conveying a dreamy, almost wistful expression, with tight short curled hair and the distinctive flat cap, or petasos, to an integral plinth base, the whole surviving from the