Allen Hermes, American, born England, 1913-2004, Centaur & Lapith Maiden, bronze, inspired by the Classical myth. We have not located a signature, but assume it is obscured by the verdigris.
NOTE: the artist exhibited in Manhattan as far back as 1940, was a member of the Associated American Artists, later a member of the Silvermine Guild in New Canaan CT. He described his Modernist style as "Baroque"
Dimensions: Bronze 15" " H x 11" L x 7" D" , current wooden base worn and decayed
Property Title: From the Estate of Barbara Farnsworth of West Cornwall, CT. She was the life partner of the late Harry L. Colley II. Barbara was born on June 18th 1934 in New York City, the daughter of the late William and Margaret (Leczer) Blaha. Barbara graduated from Middlebury College in 1955 and worked as an oil and gas researcher at McGraw Hill. She married Clyde H. Farnsworth on September 3, 1956. They moved to Europe in 1963 where Clyde was a New York Times foreign correspondent in London, Brussels and Paris, and Barbara worked as a correspondent for the Economist magazine. In 1978, Barbara returned to the United States and acquired Martin Gold's book shop in West Cornwall. Over the next 40 years, as a member of ABAA, she grew the business into one of the most respected antiquarian bookstores in America.
(BFAR3004) (TC)

weathered with heavy verdigris, was mounted outside on a wooden base, now dry rotted and worn