Antique
Patinated Zinc Corner Console, Late 19th cc
Cast and patinated zinc with iron reinforcement
42 x 60 x 40 cm
16 1/2 x 23 5/8 x 15 3/4 in
16 1/2 x 23 5/8 x 15 3/4 in
Further images
A late 19th-century corner console in patinated zinc, formed as a winged putto supporting a triangular shelf above scrolling acanthus ornament. The sculptural body functions as both figure and bracket, merging architecture and allegory in a distinctly historicist vocabulary. The materiality, zinc rather than bronze, situates the piece within the industrial-casting culture of the period, in which architectural ornament became accessible through new manufacturing techniques.
Provenance
A Danish manor house15
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