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EXCEPTIONAL SET OF FOUR BUSTS IN POLYCHROME MARBLE REPRESENTING THE FOUR CONTINENTS Florentine school of the second half of the 19th century Provenance This set comes from the Palazzo Volpi located on the Grand Canal in Venice. Owned by Volpi until 1970, then bought by a private collector in Genoa. SET OF FOUR EXCEPTIONAL POLYCHROME MARBLE BUSTS REPRESENTING THE FOUR CONTINENTS Florentine School of the second half of the 19th century America Feather in Carrara marble Verona marble body Base in sea green 90 x 60 x 26 cm Asia Sienna marble Carrara marble Porphyry marble Lapis lazuli green porphyry and agate Sea green base 93 x 60 x 41cm Europe Carrara marble Red marble from Sicily Base in sea green 92 x 60 x 26 cm Africa Nera marble Feathers Carrara marble Sicilian marble Sea green base 92 x 60 26 cm
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EXCEPTIONAL SET OF FOUR BUSTS IN POLYCHROME MARBLE REPRESENTING THE FOUR CONTINENTS Florentine school of the second half of the 19th century Provenance This set comes from the Palazzo Volpi located on the Grand Canal in Venice. Owned by Volpi until 1970, then bought by a private collector in Genoa. SET OF FOUR EXCEPTIONAL POLYCHROME MARBLE BUSTS REPRESENTING THE FOUR CONTINENTS Florentine School of the second half of the 19th century America Feather in Carrara marble Verona marble body Base in sea green 90 x 60 x 26 cm Asia Sienna marble Carrara marble Porphyry marble Lapis lazuli green porphyry and agate Sea green base 93 x 60 x 41cm Europe Carrara marble Red marble from Sicily Base in sea green 92 x 60 x 26 cm Africa Nera marble Feathers Carrara marble Sicilian marble Sea green base 92 x 60 26 cm
