English Composite Stone Bust of a Bacchante Nymph with Fluted Pedestal, Late 20th Century

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English Composite Stone Bust of a Bacchante Nymph with Fluted Pedestal, Late 20th CenturyAn English composite stone garden bust of a bacchante nymph, her identity expressed through the vine leaves and clusters of grapes woven through her hair, and the draped animal skin falling across her shoulder attributes associated with the retinue of Bacchus, god of wine and revelry. The figure is softly modelled with gently idealised classical features, her head inclined upward in a relaxed, almost intoxicated reverie, capturing the expressive,

Selkie comes from the mythology of the mermaid - a creature that lives as seal whilst in the sea then sheds their skin to become human

textured arrangement of sunflowers

the Crowns of Heaven reinforced the notion in the Middle Ages

These details reflect its long working life and lend the piece an honest

A stunning large French stone composite Sphinx

This is an enormous work of art which would be a perfect formal garden addition

or the playful exuberance of the later Rococo period

The paint is a mixture of white

Gloucestershire

1790–1810

Margherita

know then as the Spanish Netherlands or Flanders