A Parian Bust of Apollo Belvedere possibly produced by Copeland, complete with a well veined green marble stepped base.
The Apollo Belvedere or Apollo of the Belvedere, also called the Pythian Apollo is a celebrated marble sculpture from Classical Antiquity. The Apollo is now thought to be a Roman copy of Hadrianic date of a lost bronze original made between 350 and 325 BC by the Greek sculptor Leochares.
Last half of the Nineteenth Century.
Condition: Superb condition with no losses. The green marble base is not attached.
Height: (entire) 11" (28cm). Width: (at marble base) 5” (12.5cm). Depth: (at marble base) 5” (12.5cm).