A Late 18thC Terracotta of a Captured Barbary Pirate after Pietro Tacca (1577-1640) sub-Furniture- Boxes & Luggage 75”The charming and unique blue

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

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A Late 18thC Terracotta of a Captured Barbary Pirate after Pietro Tacca (1577-1640) sub-Furniture- Boxes & Luggage 75”The charming and unique blueOrigin: 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