An Italian marble figure of a young woman, entitled 'Sopresa', on pedestal
An Italian marble figure of a young woman, entitled 'Sopresa', on pedestal

BY CESARE LAPINI, FLORENCE, DATED 1883

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An Italian marble figure of a young woman, entitled 'Sopresa', on pedestal
By Cesare Lapini, Florence, Dated 1883
Inscribed C. Lapini Firenze 1883 and with title to the front, on a mottled green marble fluted columnar pedestal
The figure: 32¾ in. (83.2 cm.) high; The pedestal: 44 in. (111.7 cm.) high (2)
拍场告示
Please note, as catalogued, this lot comes with a dark green marble pedestal, not the onyx one in the catalogue illustration.

拍品专文

Cesare Lapini (d.1888) was born in Florence in 1848 and exhibited in Rome in 1888. He was celebrated as a sculptor of genre figures and groups and excelled in his portrayal of young children.