† After the Antique: A composition stone figure of the Uffizi boar, 2nd half 20th century, 142cm.; 56ins high. The Uffizi or Calydonian boar is also called “Il Porcinellino”. The Roman marble original was discovered in Rome in the 1550’s by the Ponti family. By 1568 the statue was in Florence and its fame began to spread. Originally the statue was grouped with other animals and a figure of a peasant or soldier assumed to be Meleager, however by the end of the 18th Century it was more commonly depicted by itself. The piece now stands in the Uffizzi, museum in Florence. It has been reproduced in a large variety of materials including bronze, terracotta, ceramic and in this instance, composition stone. This piece originally stood in the small front garden of H.Crowthers premises in Chiswick High Road, where for many years it was a much loved local landmark.
† After the Antique: A composition stone figure of the Uffizi boar, 2nd half 20th century, 142cm.; 56ins high. The Uffizi or Calydonian boar is also called “Il Porcinellino”. The Roman marble original was discovered in Rome in the 1550’s by the Ponti family. By 1568 the statue was in Florence and its fame began to spread. Originally the statue was grouped with other animals and a figure of a peasant or soldier assumed to be Meleager, however by the end of the 18th Century it was more commonly depicted by itself. The piece now stands in the Uffizzi, museum in Florence. It has been reproduced in a large variety of materials including bronze, terracotta, ceramic and in this instance, composition stone. This piece originally stood in the small front garden of H.Crowthers premises in Chiswick High Road, where for many years it was a much loved local landmark.
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