Posted 8 months ago
jscott0363
(903 items)
Hello everyone!!
I recently found this wild boar sculpture. At first, I thought it was bronze, but once I got it home I discovered that it's made of cast iron. For this to be cast iron, it's incredibly detailed and extremely well cast. I'm not truly sure of the who the artist was that sculpted this wonderful piece or the age of this sculpture, but I'm willing to believe it's no older than the 1960's. I gave it a thorough cleaning and polishing, but it was already in pretty good condition when I bought it. I replaced the felt on the bottom as well. It measures 7 1/2" long, 5 1/4" wide and 6 1/2" tall. It weighs 6lbs 13oz.
Thanks very much for stopping in for a look!!
Scott
Delightful wild boar sculpture, a rare animal not often seen here, wonderful detail that shows both his beauty and ferocity
It's a good thing your far away from me, or I'd follow you around to sales..lol. another great find!
This is a fantastic piece of art!
“Porcellino”. A Florentine nickname for the bronze fountain of a boar. “The fountain figure was sculpted and cast by Baroque master Pietro Tacca (1577–1640) shortly before 1634, following a marble Italian copy of a Hellenistic marble original.” (Wikipedia)
Jenni,
Thank you so much!! We have a 20,000 acre national arboretum and we live at the foothills of that arboretum. People bought potbelly pigs, not realizing that they grow large, and ended up turning them loose (illegally) in the 20,000 acre forest. Those pigs turned feral and began to breed. There are now warning signs, at the beginning of hiking trails, warning hikers of wild boars.
Dave,
Thanks friend!! I'm fortunate enough to live right in the Bourbon Capital of the world (Bardstown, KY) and it's a high tourism area with lots of restaurants, specialty stores, antique and vintage shops. Inventory in these places is always changing weekly and, many times, daily. Come on down and visit the bourbon country.
DejaVu,
Thanks so very much!! I totally concur!!
Kevin,
Thanks very much! This is wonderful information that I was totally unaware of.
Stuff,
Deano,
fortapache,
Jenni,
kwqd,
Dave,
DejaVu,
vcal,
Kevin
and
Reise,
Thank you all so much for the loves and wonderful comments!!!
Drake,
prettymollie,
Leelani,
BHIFOS
and
Mike
Thank you all so very much for the loves!!
Wonderful piece, like he is about to spring into action running, gorgeous !~
Phil,
Thanks very much! It's the first wild boar sculpture I've came across in my treasure hunting trips.
Phil,
Vynil
and
Alan
Many thanks to all both for the loves and kind comment!!
SEAN,
Thanks very much for the love!!
https://michelangelobuonarrotietornato.com/2021/12/23/la-fontana-del-porcellino/
here you can see the high quality of your reproduction of Fontana del Porcellino
in English
The original work was cast by Pietro Tacca, one of Giambologna's best students. He made the cast in 1612 and then cast it in bronze using the lost-wax technique in 1633.
It was Cosimo II who commissioned him to make this fountain, which has become world-famous. Now there are no longer any number of copies that have been made that can be found not only in the rest of Europe but also throughout the American continent and Australia.
Tacca, however, did not have the most original idea but drew on the Hellenistic work in marble, which can still be seen today in the third corridor of the Uffizi Gallery.
kivatinitz,
Thank you for the incredible information!! Thanks also for the love!!