Antique 19thC French Naturalism Terracotta Sculpture "La Source" Putti Sculpture by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse,1864 Mid-Century Modern with the Roman god Mercury

with the Roman god Mercury standing aloft

Below is a frieze of corresponding hemispherical carvings flanked by a pair of circular columns above twin doors

Powell thoroughly explored a subject when it was of interest to him

The cabinet is made from solid ebonized oak and has a wonderful warm patina & has just lovingly received a vigorous wax polish in Bloomsbury's professional workshops  This wonderful & whimsical Elizabethan Revival livery cupboard is in very good condition and is ready to grace your home

A crisp and high quality cast gilded bronze model of the Arc de Triomphe

Antique 19thC French Naturalism Terracotta Sculpture "La Source" Putti Sculpture by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse,1864 Mid-Century Modern with the Roman god MercuryAn original and authentic terracotta figurative group sculpture, by Albert Carrier Belluse (1824 1887), titled "La Source", 1864. The sculpture depicts two putto or cherubs wearing laurel wreaths in their hair and engaged playfully around a small rustic water barrel. One putto with his finger to his lips making a "shush" gesture, the other putto leans forward with his hand reaching in to the flowing water from the barrel. The figures are seated on a