A very large stylised dolphin cast and gilt of copied from Italian architecture
by the world renowned D. Brucciani & co company based in London in the 19th century
Domenico Brucciani was born in Lucca, Italy in 1815. He moved to London where he established a Gallery of Casts in Covent Garden by 1837. This business was one of many which emerged in the 19th century, when the copying of art became a lucrative trade across Europe. Brucciani’s firm, which was one of the most successful, developed links with both the British Museum and the South Kensington Museum (now the Victoria & Albert Museum). Both institutions assembled an important collection of casts of sculpture and architecture during this period
Dimensions:
97cm high