Giuseppe Gambogi (1862 Pisa - 1938 Florence) Italian street urchin with cigarette Bronze, dark brown patina; gilded plinth. Signed; stamp of the foundry "Oskar Gladenbeck G.m.b.H. Echt Bronce garant.", Friedrichshagen or Berlin; round mark on the shoulder with inscription "BRONZE GARANTI", underneath no. 191. H. 13,5 cm. Brown patinated and gilt bronze. Signed. Foundry stamp by Oscar Gladenbeck GmbH, Friedrichshagen or Berlin.

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