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An Italian statuary marble bust of the French Ambassador René Besnard
£8,950An Italian statuary marble bust of the French Ambassador René Besnard
the lifesize moustachioed gentleman, looking straight ahead, with side-parted hair, his buttoned tunic revealing a medal to his neck and three further awards on his chest (one the Legion d'Honneur), the bust evenly weathered with some lichen giving the portrait a melancholic air, signed to the side "MARIO RUTELLI SC."£8,950 -
“Charity” a Victorian plaster cast of one of the marble Virtues intended for the early 16th Century tomb of Gaston de Foix
£5,600“Charity” a Victorian plaster cast of one of the marble Virtues intended for the early 16th Century tomb of Gaston de Foix
the classically dressed standing figure with a veiled head, sandalled feet, and her right breast bared, carrying an infant who grasps the veil and turns away, a coin proffered from her right hand, raised on a torus plinth,£5,600 -
Large mid-twentieth century Italian gilt-metal lantern
£4,500Large mid-twentieth century Italian gilt-metal lantern
with four light fitment within the glazed body, re-wired and PAT tested.£4,500 -
Lead statue of the Neopolitan Fisherboy
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Nineteenth century bronzed plaster cast of ‘The Uffizi Wrestlers’,
£1,800Nineteenth century bronzed plaster cast of ‘The Uffizi Wrestlers’,
A Nineteenth century bronzed plaster sculptural copy of the Uffizi Wrestlers. Two young men are shown engaged in the pankration, a formed of Greek combat sport incorporating boxing, kickboxing and wrestling. The upper wrestler has his left leg entwined with his opponent's left leg, and his body across his opponent's body, twisting his opponent's right arm up£1,800 -
Italian bronze bust of Demosthenes
£1,250Italian bronze bust of Demosthenes
mid-nineteenth century Italian, the great Greek orator modelled wearing a tunic, on marble plinth base£1,250 -
A Victorian plaster bust, purportedly of Girolamo Benvieni (1453-1542)
£1,150A Victorian plaster bust, purportedly of Girolamo Benvieni (1453-1542)
the characterful man, his curly hair protruding from his felt cap, raising his eyes a dextra, raised on a square section socle, old-shellac patina£1,150 -
An Italian polychrome painted and parcel-gilt pine bracketed corbel
£790An Italian polychrome painted and parcel-gilt pine bracketed corbel
the rectangular top platform supported by a tapered corbel, carved with symmetrical scrollwork,£790 -
An Italian polychrome painted and parcel-gilt pine heraldic overdoor panel
£560An Italian polychrome painted and parcel-gilt pine heraldic overdoor panel
the shaped back-board carved in relief with drapery framing a cabochon carved with pair of opposed black storks - the birds repeated on the furled drapery, with scrollwork to the corners,£560 -
A Baroque Italian painted and parcel-gilt pine bracketed cartouche
£495A Baroque Italian painted and parcel-gilt pine bracketed cartouche
the back-board carved with rocaille-work, topped with a crown and issuing a plinth£495 -
An Italian polychrome painted and parcel-gilt pine bracketed niche
£435An Italian polychrome painted and parcel-gilt pine bracketed niche
the rectangular back-board with an arched frame and foliate panels issuing a plinth supported by a winged cherub mask£435 -
The Intermezzo,
£220The Intermezzo,
Framed Chromolithograph by WH (Wallace Hester) picturing the Italian composer Pietro Mascagni. In 1890 Mascagni delighted the Italian nation with his exquisite opera 'Cavalleria Rusticana'. Written in response to a competition for young composers in 1888, Mascagni had not actually intended to finally submit his work as he doubted it's quality. The composer's wife found the draft hidden in a draw and, seeing it's worth, illicitly submitted it on his behalf on the final day of the competition. The opera was an instant and unqualified success, earning Mascagni 40 curtain calls on the first night as well as first prize in the contest and receiving a standing ovation such as the Teatro Constanzo in Rome had not seen 'in many years'. The 'intermezzo' from Cavaleria Rusticana was particularly noted for its beauty and charm and has become famous in it's own right, appearing in the soundtrack of the Martin Scorsese film 'Raging Bull'.£220
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Portraits Part II by Constantin Guys, Verve Vol 2 / No. 5-6.
£500Portraits Part II by Constantin Guys, Verve Vol 2 / No. 5-6.
The Verve Review was a purposefully luxurious. It ran from 1937 to 1960, but with only 38 editions available, due to the high degree of design and editorial work dedicated to each issue. Each edition contained unique lithographic prints, commissioned by the editor, and each cover a double-page lithograph elaborated by one of the artists contained within. It was the brainchild of its editor Stratis Eleftheriades, a Greek National who moved to Paris in the early thirties to take part in the growing Modernist movement, writing under the name of Teriade.£500 -
Portraits Part I by Constantin Guys, Verve Vol 2 / No. 5-6.
£500Portraits Part I by Constantin Guys, Verve Vol 2 / No. 5-6.
The Verve Review was a purposefully luxurious. It ran from 1937 to 1960, but with only 38 editions available, due to the high degree of design and editorial work dedicated to each issue. Each edition contained unique lithographic prints, commissioned by the editor, and each cover a double-page lithograph elaborated by one of the artists contained within. It was the brainchild of its editor Stratis Eleftheriades, a Greek National who moved to Paris in the early thirties to take part in the growing Modernist movement, writing under the name of Teriade.£500 -
Autumn by Abraham Rattner, Verve Vol. 1 / No. 3.
£600Autumn by Abraham Rattner, Verve Vol. 1 / No. 3.
The Verve Review was a purposefully luxurious. It ran from 1937 to 1960, but with only 38 editions available, due to the high degree of design and editorial work dedicated to each issue. Each edition contained unique lithographic prints, commissioned by the editor, and each cover a double-page lithograph elaborated by one of the artists contained within. It was the brainchild of its editor Stratis Eleftheriades, a Greek National who moved to Paris in the early thirties to take part in the growing Modernist movement, writing under the name of Teriade.£600 -
Henri Matisse, ‘The Last Works of Henri Matisse’
£900 eachHenri Matisse, ‘The Last Works of Henri Matisse’
From Verve Vol. IX No. 35/36 published by Tériade under the title 'The Last Works of Henri Matisse'£900 each