An Early 18thC Italian Terracotta Bust of Hermes c.1700-50 reserved they are sat comfortably and

they are sat comfortably and stably in their frames

the name was well trodden in Mediterranean climes

this draughtsman or artist certainly had an abundant pen or brush

very striking indeed

An Early 18thC Italian Terracotta Bust of Hermes c.1700-50 reserved they are sat comfortably andOrigin: ItalianPeriod: Early Mid 18thCProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1700 50Width: 10. 5Height: 19. 5Depth: 11The early sculpted terracotta bust of Hermes or Mercury, the whole with weathering and a very honest and well established patina, facing dexter and gazing slightly downward conveying a dreamy, almost wistful expression, with tight short curled hair and the distinctive flat cap, or petasos, to an integral plinth base, the whole surviving from the