Bronze Bust Sheldon Coromandel wood box with brass

Coromandel wood box with brass edge details

while the intensity of the figures draws focus to the human cost of physical labor

Their natural wood grain

Their delicate form and subtle wear reveal their utilitarian past

The realistic depiction

Bronze Bust Sheldon Coromandel wood box with brassThis petite bronze bust is signed E. Brmel, likely refering to Eugen Brmel, a sculptor known for finely modeled academic and classical works in the late 19th and early 20th century. The figures softly turned head, youthful features, and gentle posture suggest it represents Hermes, with the small hand resting on the shoulder alluding to the infant Dionysus a nod to the classical composition attributed to Praxiteles. Rich patina and finely detailed