Allegory of Winter by Giovanni Maria Benzoni Reserved A Kashmiri polychrome-laquered side table

A Kashmiri polychrome-laquered side table of trefoil form with the under tier also profusely decorated with long tailed birds amongst a dense floral ground

A plaster copy of the “Sandal-binder Hermes”

An Early 19th Century Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Fencing Pupil with Rapier

H:74 W:180 D:62 CM (Seat Height 43 cm)

Allegory of Winter by Giovanni Maria Benzoni Reserved A Kashmiri polychrome-laquered side tableGiovani Maria Benzoni (1808 1873). Allergory of Winter in statuary marble. Signed and dated verso. G M Berzoni F Roma AD 1864. Height 28in (71cm). Width 20in (51cm). Depth 13in (33cm). Ironically "Winter" is weathered with a verdigi covered surface and some losses, but he still demands attention as an exeptional piece of work. This imposing bust of 'Winter' is similar to another from the workshop of the artist sold as part of a group of "Quattro