An Italian bronze bust of the pseudo Seneca

AFTER THE ANTIQUE, POSSIBLY CHIURAZZI OR SABATINO DE ANGELIS & FILS FOUNDERIES, NAPLES, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Details

An Italian bronze bust of the pseudo Seneca
After the Antique, possibly Chiurazzi or Sabatino de Angelis & Fils founderies, Naples, late 19th century
Mounted on a variegated yellow marble soccle
43 cm. high overall

Provenance

With Gerard Witlox, Amsterdam.

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Lot Essay

This model is illustrated as no 5616 in the 1911 joint catalogue of the Chiurazzi and De Angelis foundries. The present bust is a life size version of the original which was excavated in 1754 at Herculaneum. It is 33 cm. excluding the socle.

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