1987 “Starstruck’ Erte Bronze Art Deco Statue

Details Details Close Description Pair Fabulous Statement Piece Antique Victorian Bronzes Of Lord Byron & Sir Walter Scott Sculptures. Subject full length portrait figure sculptures of Lord Byron & Sir Walter Scott who are two of the finest literary Romantic era great intellectual thinkers of the nineteenth century in the United Kingdom. The detail to them is incredible, you can see that Lord Byron is shown holding a book in one hand. He is so smartly dressed wearing his full length noticeable fancy dandy cape which falls over his shoulder is over a ruffled lace shirt, pantaloons & his britches, below are fabulous tassel embellished boots. Sir Walter also holds a book & is wearing a traditional long great coat & big heavy boots. They are standing on a round slim bronze attached plinth. Having sumptuous natural aged patina. A nice impressive size with Lord Byron being 45.5 cm high and 16cm wide, Sir Walter Scott is slightly shorter being 45 cm high and 18 cm wide. Hand crafted from fine cast bronze. Origin from the United Kingdom Circa late 19th century Victorian era. Provenance former property of the late Mrs. Jean Bogie. High end Fine Arts aucton labels attached. George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron FRS (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824) was an English romantic poet and peer. He was one of the leading figures of the Romantic movement and has been regarded as among the greatest of English poets. Among his best-known works are the lengthy narratives Don Juan and Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage; many of his shorter lyrics in Hebrew Melodies also became popular. Lord Byron was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, later travelling extensively across Europe to places such as Italy, where he lived for seven years in Venice, Ravenna, and Pisa after he was forced to flee England due to lynching threats. During his stay in Italy, he frequently visited his friend and fellow poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Later in life Byron joined the Greek War of Independence fighting the Ottoman Empire and died leading a campaign during that war, for which Greeks revere him as a folk hero. He died in 1824 at the age of 36 from a fever contracted after the first and second sieges of Missolonghi. His only legitimate child, Ada Lovelace, was a founding figure in the field of computer programming based on her notes for Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine. Byron’s extramarital children include Allegra Byron, who died in childhood, and possibly Elizabeth Medora Leigh, daughter of his half-sister Augusta Leigh. Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet FRSE FSAScot (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish historian, novelist, poet, and playwright. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature, notably the novels Ivanhoe (1819), Rob Roy (1817), Waverley (1814), Old Mortality (1816), The Heart of Mid-Lothian (1818), and The Bride of Lammermoor (1819), along with the narrative poems Marmion (1808) and The Lady of the Lake (1810). He had a major impact on European and American literature. As an advocate, judge, and legal administrator by profession, he combined writing and editing with his daily work as Clerk of Session and Sheriff-Depute of Selkirkshire. He was prominent in Edinburgh’s Tory establishment, active in the Highland Society, long time a president of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1820–1832), and a vice president of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (1827–1829).His knowledge of history and literary facility equipped him to establish the historical novel genre as an exemplar of European Romanticism. He became a baronet of Abbotsford in the County of Roxburgh, Scotland, on 22 April 1820; the title became extinct upon his son’s death in 1847. Highly desirable sought afer by literature poet anthology collectors. Ready to display in your home. Perfect to suit and home interior design theme. Quite heavy for there size Lord Byron weighs 8kg and Sir Walter Scott weighs 9kg . A feature that stands out is the beautiful sculptured detail to all of the curves which has been captured which creates the impression of such an expression of graceful flowing movement. Browse our other exciting Fine Arts, antiques & collectibles available in our shop gallery. Dimensions in centimetres Lord Byron High (45.5 cm) Width (16 cm) Length depth of base (15 cm) Sir Walter Scott High (45cm) Width (18 cm) Length depth of base (15 cm) less DIMENSIONS 6.29ʺW × 5.9ʺD × 17.91ʺH STYLES Victorian ART SUBJECTS FigurePortrait PERIOD Late 19th Century COUNTRY OF ORIGIN United Kingdom ITEM TYPE Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned MATERIALS Bronze CONDITION Original Condition Unaltered, Needs Restoration COLOR Dark Gray TEAR SHEET CONDITION NOTES Condition report. Offered in fine used condition. Having charming noticeable patina age wear, scratches, stains commensurate with usage & age … more See less