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Metal Wall Plaque Snake Charmer High Relief Prairie Style Signed S. Forlives

Metal Wall Plaque Snake Charmer High Relief Prairie Style Signed S. Forlives
Metal Wall Plaque Snake Charmer High Relief Prairie Style Signed S. Forlives
Metal Wall Plaque Snake Charmer High Relief Prairie Style Signed S. Forlives
Metal Wall Plaque Snake Charmer High Relief Prairie Style Signed S. Forlives
Metal Wall Plaque Snake Charmer High Relief Prairie Style Signed S. Forlives
Metal Wall Plaque Snake Charmer High Relief Prairie Style Signed S. Forlives
Metal Wall Plaque Snake Charmer High Relief Prairie Style Signed S. Forlives
Metal Wall Plaque Snake Charmer High Relief Prairie Style Signed S. Forlives
Metal Wall Plaque Snake Charmer High Relief Prairie Style Signed S. Forlives
Metal Wall Plaque Snake Charmer High Relief Prairie Style Signed S. Forlives
Metal Wall Plaque Snake Charmer High Relief Prairie Style Signed S. Forlives

Metal Wall Plaque Snake Charmer High Relief Prairie Style Signed S. Forlives
ANTIQUE SHOP IN THE 1950'S, THIS WALL PLAQUE SHOWS A BARECHESTED, MUSCULAR YOUTH, EXOTICALLY DRESSED IN A GRECIAN-STYLE SHORT SKIRT. HE RESTS HIS WELL-DEFINED ARMS ON HIS KNEES AS HE PLAYS A DOUBLE FLUTE WITH BOTH HANDS. HE SITS ON A STYLIZED MODERN STYLE DECORATED BENCH.

ON THE FLOOR TO HIS RIGHT IS A WOVEN BASKET WITH HANDLES. THE LID IS PARTIALLY OPEN. ON THE FLOOR IN FRONT OF HIS OUTSTRETCHED RIGHT LEG IS THE COILED SNAKE WHO SEEMS TO BE ENTHRALLED BY THE MUSIC THE YOUTH IS PLAYING. THE SNAKE'S MOUTH IS WIDE OPEN AND HIS FORKED TONGUE IS FULLY EXTENDED.

THE YOUTH IS WEARING OPEN SANDALS WITH LEATHER LACES THAT REACH UP PAST HIS ANKLES. AT THE TOE, THE SANDALS END IN AN EXOTIC CURL. THE YOUTHS HEAD HAS STRONG, WELL-DELINEATED FEATURES: STRONG NOSE, LEFT EYE AND EYEBROW, AND A PROMINENT EAR. ONE CAN CLEARLY SEE HIS LONG HAIR ON HIS NECK, HELD DOWN WITH A BAND (PERHAPS LEATHER). THAT HEADBAND HAS AN ATTACHED PIECE THAT ENDS BELOW HIS CHIN.

ONE PRESUMES THER WOULD BE A SIMILAR STRIP ON THE UNSEEN RIGHTSIDE. HIS HAIR IS CAREFULLY WORKED ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD ENDING WITH A LONG CURL THAT PROTRUDES BEYOND HIS NOSE. ONE CAN CLEARLY THE STRANDS OF HAIR ALL OVER HIS HEAD. THE METALLURGIST PAID PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE LEFT EAR - IT IS THE HIGHEST POINT AND CATCHES THE LIGHT. THE TOP OF THE EAR AND THE LOBE ARE ESPECIALLY BEAUTIFULLY WORKED.

EVEN THE MUSCLES IN THE NECK AND EVEN THE ADAM'S APPLE ARE SCULPTED BY A MASTER. THE REVERSE OF THE PLAQUE SHOWS THE CLEAR OUTLINE OF THE YOUTH'S BODY. THERE ARE AREAS WITH VERDEGRIS AND INDICATIONS THAT THE ARTIST WORKED THE BACK AS WELL AS THE HIGHLY DECORATED FRONT. THE ENTIRE PLAQUE HAS A DEEP RIM.

THE YOUTH'S HEAD TOUCHES THE TOP RIM. HIS LEFT FOOT RESTS ON THE BOTTOM DEEP RIM. THE ARTIST FINISHES THE UPPER CORNERS WITH A STYLIZED ACCENT MARK, CLEARLY SEEN IN THE PHOTOS. IN ALL MY YEARS AS A COLLECTOR OF UNIQUE AND REMARKABLE PIECES, THIS METAL PLAQUE STANDS OUT FOR IT'S MYSTICISM AND VIRTUOSIC BRAVADO! THE ARTIST CLEARLY SIGNED HIS NAME - SILVIO FORLIVESI ON THE LOWER RIGHT EDGE.

THE BOTTOM PHOTO SHOWS THE REVERSE SIDE OF THE PLAQUE.


Metal Wall Plaque Snake Charmer High Relief Prairie Style Signed S. Forlives