A Grand Tour Bronze Statuette of a Roman Goddess

Circa 1900, patinated bronze, unmarked, depicting Fortuna or Victory (Nike) standing on a globe raised on winged paw feet, after the antique found in the Herculaneum now archived in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, Naples, Italy.

17 in.

Collection of a Gentleman, Yadkinville, North Carolina

Some rubbing to patina; scattered verdigris; base sphere with hole to verso and mounting holes to underside.