Bronze Bust Sheldon The realistic depiction

The realistic depiction

This quartet of Amsterdam School dining chairs

Their delicate form and subtle wear reveal their utilitarian past

Coromandel wood box with brass edge details

honeyed tones

Bronze Bust Sheldon The realistic depictionThis petite bronze bust is signed E. Brmel, likely refering to Eugen Brmel, a sculptor known for finely modeled academic and classical works in the late 19th and early 20th century. The figures softly turned head, youthful features, and gentle posture suggest it represents Hermes, with the small hand resting on the shoulder alluding to the infant Dionysus a nod to the classical composition attributed to Praxiteles. Rich patina and finely detailed