Triton and Nereid, after Caspar Gras, Austria, 17th
Triton and Nereid, after Caspar Gras, Austria, 17th centuryA pair of figures in pale-coloured bronze with a light age patina. A depiction of Triton and Nereid, seated and facing each other. Their arms ending in large fins, stretched out behind them. Both with a suspension loop on the back, the large fins each with a mounting perforation. Height of each 10.2 cm.Modelled after Caspar Gras (1585 - 1674), court sculptor, who worked in Innsbruck. A virtually identical figure of the Nereid from his workshop can be found in the collection at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna (inv. no. Kunstkammer, 5669).Condition: II -
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Triton and Nereid, after Caspar Gras, Austria, 17th centuryA pair of figures in pale-coloured bronze with a light age patina. A depiction of Triton and Nereid, seated and facing each other. Their arms ending in large fins, stretched out behind them. Both with a suspension loop on the back, the large fins each with a mounting perforation. Height of each 10.2 cm.Modelled after Caspar Gras (1585 - 1674), court sculptor, who worked in Innsbruck. A virtually identical figure of the Nereid from his workshop can be found in the collection at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna (inv. no. Kunstkammer, 5669).Condition: II -
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