A Late 18thC Terracotta of a Captured Barbary Pirate after Pietro Tacca (1577-1640) sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles large and comfortable three-seater sofa

large and comfortable three-seater sofa with Turkish woollen kilim upholstery to the whole

either side of which are three inlaid flower motifs and a bursting sun

Pennsylvania (1873-1877)

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A Late 18thC Terracotta of a Captured Barbary Pirate after Pietro Tacca (1577-1640) sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles large and comfortable three-seater sofaOrigin: 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