#123

Two Neapolitan Terra Cotta Cattle with Outstanding Modeling
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$850
sold
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Description
7" (18 cm.) Each of polychromed terra cotta with painted brown/tan coats having shaded detail, defined musculature, hooves, horns, ears, hair, painted eyes, nose. Including cow in reclining pose and bull in standing pose. Excellent condition. Neapolitan, mid-1700s, the cattle were posed as accessory elements in Neapolitan vignettes of stables or countryside farms.