"Il Porcellino" or the Boar of the Ufizzi by Pietro Tacca

Italian Grand Tour Bronze “Porcellino” Boar After Pietro Tacca, Florence, Late 19th Century A finely cast Italian Grand Tour bronze reduction of the celebrated Florentine “Porcellino,” after the 17th-century model by Pietro Tacca, itself inspired by an ancient Roman copy of a Hellenistic Greek boar. This cabinet-scale sculpture captures the animal in a poised, alert stance, its head lowered and body subtly tensed, conveying both naturalism and latent energy. The surface is richly worked with deeply chased, rhythmic striations to suggest the boar’s coarse hide, highlighted by warm golden undertones and areas of natural verdigris, enhancing depth and visual movement. The figure rests on an integral naturalistic plinth, echoing the marshy base of the Florentine original...

An antique Italian carved serpentine sculpture after the Uffizi boar dating to the early 19th century. This seated wild boar displays impressive carved details and a pleasing scale ...

Beautiful handmade woodcarved wildboar, excellent work of very talented artist. The details and the muzzle of the animal denote the quality of the work.

French School Animalier Sculpture Bronze of a Roped Prize Pig 20th Century France, Signed 'Barex' This 20th-century French School Bronze An...

Impressive wild boar sculpture cast in patinated bronze in Italy during the 1950s. Executed on a substantial scale, the piece captures the power, v...

Decorate a shelf or desk with this fine antique bronze sculpture. Created in France circa 1880 and built of bronze, the farm animal stands on a flat brass base and depicts a sow snif...

An exquisite Japanese sculpture of a Wild Boar from the Meiji period (1868-1912) raised over a fine carved and lacquered hardwood base. Finely cast, expertly chiseled and chased with...

Lost-wax bronze sculpture depicting a pig or sow lying in a meadow. The sculpture is mounted on an oval Lavagna slate base. Signed "I. Bonheur." France, late 19th century.

A very fine early 20th Century Austrian bronze study of a standing pig with excellent gilt colour and very fine hand finished surface detail, signed with the Bergman 'B' in an amph...

Grand Tour Bronze Reduction of Il Porcellino “Borghese Boar” Mounted on a Carved Alabaster Neoclassical Plinth Italy, 19th Century A finely cast Grand Tour bronze model of the celeb...