rich reddish brown patina

Of tyhe two figures the Antinous is finer and has has a good reddish browant patina. Minor scuffs and scratches to patina in particular to the lower legs of both figures.
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During t⭕he 18th and 19th centuries bronze reductions of the Medici Venus and Belvedere Antinous were often paired to embellish stately hom🍎es. For a discussion of the Antinous model see the note to lot 82.