244: BRONZE FIGURE OF A CENTAUR, CHIURAZZI NAPLES FOUNDRY

A high quality casting after the antique, the figure wearing animal skins and leaning back slightly looking to one side with the arms clasped behind, soft and warm dark brown patina overall.
Signed on the plinth with a circular foundry mark that reads Chiurazzi Naples in semi-circles centered by a mask.
Measures 23 x 15.5 x 8.5 inches. Circa first half of the 20th century. Provenance: The Joseph Candioto Trust. We ship in-house for all items with the exception of very large and or very fragile pieces and some international shipments.
Very fine condition. There are no breaks or repairs, the finish is very good and even overall with the exception of one area of spotting on the plinth at the front corner of the figure's proper left. The figure shifts slightly on the base.
$1,800 - $2,500