A Late 18thC Terracotta of a Captured Barbary Pirate after Pietro Tacca (1577-1640) sub-Furniture- Boxes & Luggage There is a good deal

There is a good deal of craquelure to the paintings surface and around the edges there are some minor losses

Base Depth: 5

75”The charming and unique blue glass wine bottle of typical form

Samuel Summers Drew had either retired or died by January 15

A Late 18thC Terracotta of a Captured Barbary Pirate after Pietro Tacca (1577-1640) sub-Furniture- Boxes & Luggage There is a good dealOrigin: ItalianPeriod: Late 18thCProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1780Width: 7Height: 17. 75Depth: 8Exquisitely proportioned and detailed, and in unrestored condition, the terracotta, after the bronze chained captives by Pietro Tacca (c. 1620 24), representing Barbary pirates chained and enslaved after naval victories over the Ottoman Turks, the study showing the captive bound and crafted as a grand tour memento and surviving from late eighteenth century