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Antique Questions Forum / Bronze figurine
« on: November 29, 2011, 03:29:46 pm »
Hi, I have an old looking figure which I think might be bronze. I inherited it about 10 years ago and it has been under the bed since then collecting dust! I have recently dug it out and have spent days on end searching through Goggle images to try and find out what it is. I'm hoping someone on here might be able to help as I'm getting nowhere!
The figure is of a seated man with a detailed globe and some books. All the detail is very good and the object is really heavy. It has two holes in the back and a threaded hole in the main part of the figure, I believe this is where a stalk from a lamp has previously been but am not sure if this is original or has been an alteration. I haven't seen anything anywhere on the internet that looks similar. I have done a small scratch test on the underside which brought a goldie looking colour so I think it is bronze not spelter.
Any help or ideas would be really appreciated.
Cheers
Adam
The figure is of a seated man with a detailed globe and some books. All the detail is very good and the object is really heavy. It has two holes in the back and a threaded hole in the main part of the figure, I believe this is where a stalk from a lamp has previously been but am not sure if this is original or has been an alteration. I haven't seen anything anywhere on the internet that looks similar. I have done a small scratch test on the underside which brought a goldie looking colour so I think it is bronze not spelter.
Any help or ideas would be really appreciated.
Cheers
Adam