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Pair of Carved Marble Busts on Stands by Italian Sculptor Arnaldo Fazzi

$118,163.36per set
£85,000per set
€101,337.49per set
CA$163,699.73per set
A$165,241.53per set
CHF 94,948.27per set
MX$2,002,926.45per set
NOK 1,098,978.30per set
SEK 1,122,544.33per set
DKK 757,525.79per set

About the Item

Pair of carved marble busts on stands by Italian sculptor Arnaldo Fazzi Italian, 1889 Measures: Bust with fruit: Height 74cm, width 45cm, depth 35cm Bust with birds: Height 69cm, width 45cm, depth 22cm Pedestals: Height 117cm, width 45cm, depth 45cm The wonderful marble busts in this pair are by the nineteenth-century, Florence-based sculptor Arnaldo Fazzi. The busts portray two young, classically beautiful women. One bust depicts its sitter with her head turned slightly askance; she wears deftly carved clothing and bears a foliate wreath laden with fruit around her head, and further fruit below her chest. The other bust represents its subject with her head turned ninety degrees; two birds perch on her shoulders, and she kisses the beak of one. Both figures are carved with exceptional fineness, with moments of high relief—such as in the eyes and mouths—contrasted against subtlety in representation of flesh. The busts are raised on marble pedestals, and the figure with fruit is signed, situated, and dated "A. Fazzi / Firenze / 1889" to its reverse.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 75.2 in (191 cm)Width: 17.72 in (45 cm)Depth: 17.72 in (45 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 2
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  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1889
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 166841stDibs: LU956328387722

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