Vintage 800 Silver Il Porcellino Bronze Boar / Pig Fountain Florence Italy Charm

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Vintage 800 Silver Il Porcellino Bronze Boar / Pig Fountain Florence Italy Charm:
$189.95

The Italian nickname for the bronze fountain boar is Il Porcellino (Italian “piglet”). The fountain sits at the side of the New Market. It is believed that if you put a coin in his mouth, rub his snout and if the coin falls into the grate, you will one day return to Florence and luck will be yours. The coins collected are given to charities.The original statue goes back to the 1600’s when Baroque sculptor Pietro Tacca was commissioned to create a bronze statue based on the original Hellenistic marble boar. This pig / boar is a copy of the original and remains a very popular attraction in Florence. It is marked 800 silver and it measures approx. 5/8” tall by 3/4” long. It weighs 4 grams. at the New Market at the New Market

Description Il Porcellino
Florence, Italy
The Italian nickname for the bronze fountain boar is Il Porcellino (Italian “piglet”). The fountain sits at the side of the New Market. It is believed that if you put a coin in his mouth, rub his snout and if the coin falls into the grate, you will one day return to Florence and luck will be yours. The coins collected are given to charities.
The original statue goes back to the 1600’s when Baroque sculptor Pietro Tacca was commissioned to create a bronze statue based on the original Hellenistic marble boar. This pig / boar is a copy of the original and remains a very popular attraction in Florence.It is marked 800 silver and it measures approx. 5/8” tall by 3/4” long. It weighs 4 grams. Pictures sell!
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