An Early 18thC Italian Terracotta Bust of Hermes c.1700-50 sub-Mirrors & Lighting "medium blue eyes" with brown

"medium blue eyes" with brown flecks around the pupils

Structurally she is sound aside from one section of frieze that is ever so slightly loose

Origin: Austrian or Italian

The whole is in well-aged condition with the paint now flaking commensurate with age and weathering with no losses or cracks

An Early 18thC Italian Terracotta Bust of Hermes c.1700-50 sub-Mirrors & Lighting "medium blue eyes" with brownOrigin: 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