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1812 - Italian sculptor (active in the 19th/20th centuries)
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€4,500 - 9,000Sale fees
Italian sculptor (active in the 19th/20th centuries) Large decorative Grand Tour bust of a Moor with a column Multicolored, partly dyed marble; the column is made of gray and white marble. Set on a column plinth is a fully three-dimensional, finely executed depiction of a distinguished young Moor, viewed en face, in magnificent Oriental attire and a black-and-white turban. Since the Baroque period, Italian busts of Blackamoors, with their striking combinations of marble, have held great appeal for Grand Tour travelers from the North, particularly England and Russia. Bust height: 88 cm; total height: approx. 192 cm. Provenance: from the Kai Wünsche Collection, Die Weisse Villa, Hamburg. Italian sculptor active in the 19th/20th century. A magnificent, large, multicolored Grand Tour marble bust of a Blackamoor on a gray and white column base.
Auction details
International Fine Art Auction No. 198 - PART IIAuction house
Schloss Ahlden +49 5 16 48 01 00 info@schloss-ahlden.deDelivery is optional. You can use the carrier of your choice. The stated price does not include the lot price or the auction house fees.