Bronze Miniature Sculpture on Marble Base of a Man with a Shovel For Sale

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Bronze Miniature Sculpture on Marble Base of a Man with a Shovel:
$165.00

This bronze miniature sculpture is a departure from theusual animal miniatures. It depicts a man with a walrus type mustache, huddledin a coat with a shovel under his arm. He is obviously dressed for cold weatherand an unpleasant job. The collar of hiscoat is turned up and he has his hands in his pockets. The sculpture has atimeless aura of hardship in a cold winter, may be one of the world wars and hehas to go out and shovel coal for a fire, or something worse? We will never know.It is definitely an unusual subject. The base is a rosso antico marble, withlots of veining, the sculpture is bronze and unsigned. The condition is good:there are a few small chips to the bottom and one corner of the marble and theman could use a turn of the bottom screw holding him on the base. The feltneeds to be removed to do this, so I am leaving it. It is a minor thing.

Measurements are: 2 ¾” by 2 ¼” and 4 ½” tall.

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