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路I recently picked up a bronze hippocampus statue, from Venice.
The hippocampi, or cavalli, are symbols of Neptune and grace the sides of gondolas in Venice. They also appear to have inspired the engraving on the back of our beloved watches.
I know that this topic has been discussed a few times before, several years ago:
And
But I thought it would be interesting to see how many others actively collect these brass statues, so: Show us your hippocampi statues!
I'll start things off:
(I picked this one up somewhat cheaply but it required a lot of brasso - which is still around! - to clean up)
The hippocampi, or cavalli, are symbols of Neptune and grace the sides of gondolas in Venice. They also appear to have inspired the engraving on the back of our beloved watches.
I know that this topic has been discussed a few times before, several years ago:
And
https://omegaforums.net/threads/another-hippocampus-bargain.82364/
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But I thought it would be interesting to see how many others actively collect these brass statues, so: Show us your hippocampi statues!
I'll start things off:
(I picked this one up somewhat cheaply but it required a lot of brasso - which is still around! - to clean up)
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