A pair of monumental Venetian parcel-gilt ebonised carved wood blackamoors

IN THE MANNER OF VALENTINO BESAREL, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

Details

A pair of monumental Venetian parcel-gilt ebonised carved wood blackamoors
In the manner of Valentino Besarel, Second half 19th Century
Each life-size nude wearing a lion pelmet and supporting a gadrooned urn, standing on a naturalistic base above a swivelling lion-mask and fruit-carved plinth
109 in. (277 cm.) high (2)

Provenance

Property from the Burbridge Foundation Collection, Sotheby's New York, 11-12 September 1996, Lot 342.

Lot Essay

Valentino Besarel (d. 1902) worked extensively for the Prince of Wales. He was awarded the Grande Médaille d'Or at the Paris 1878 Exposition Universelle and subsequently become Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur. Many of his works may be seen in Italian churches, especially in Este and Padova.

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