Giorgio Sommer c. 1880 Albumen Print of Seated Hermes (Mercurio) at Naples Museum propeller just a great warm dry

just a great warm dry wood patina

which always feel Magritte-ian to me

The bowl measures 4 1/4" in diameter at widest and 2 1/2" tall

Whether the latter is meant to be its partner or its child I am not sure

It certainly seems it was created to serve a toggle-like function

Giorgio Sommer c. 1880 Albumen Print of Seated Hermes (Mercurio) at Naples Museum propeller just a great warm dryI've been really attracted to old photographs of classical sculptures statues of late, or just lucky enough to be coming across them and finding them really beautiful. This is one of two albumen prints I found together, dating to the 1880s, which I believe likely were acquired on a "Grand Tour." The subject of both is a sculpture of "Mercurio," more commonly known as Seated Hermes, held (still, I believe) in the collection of the Naples Museum. This