Lot Essay
The present bust by Pessina (d.1884) was exhibited in Turin and Naples in 1880 under the title Costume egizio.
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BY CARLO PESSINA, MILAN, DATED 1880
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An Italian white marble bust of an Egyptian woman
By Carlo Pessina, Milan, Dated 1880
Wearing an 'embroidered' headdress, a disc headband and elaborate disc necklace centred by a moon-crescent, wearing a sleeveless dress open to the front, on an octagonal stepped socle carved with a flower to the front, inscribed Carlo Pessina/Milano 1880 to the back
29 in. (75.5 cm.) high
By Carlo Pessina, Milan, Dated 1880
Wearing an 'embroidered' headdress, a disc headband and elaborate disc necklace centred by a moon-crescent, wearing a sleeveless dress open to the front, on an octagonal stepped socle carved with a flower to the front, inscribed Carlo Pessina/Milano 1880 to the back
29 in. (75.5 cm.) high