Vintage sculpture "Italian Greyhound". Made of bronze and covered with a noble patina with detailed elaboration of all elements. The sculpture will be a great gift for connoisseurs of rare and pedigree dogs. Europe, 20th century.

The Italian Greyhound is the smallest dog from the sighthound group. As a decorative breed, it was the first dog that appeared in Europe during the Roman conquests. Italian Greyhounds were often kept in aristocratic houses during the Renaissance, they can often be found on the canvases of great artists of that time. There is a legend that the Prussian king Frederick the Great hid under a bridge with his Italian Greyhound when enemy troops were crossing it during the Seven Years' War. And the dog did not make a sound, thereby saving the life of its owner.