Lot Essay
Alessandro Nelli (1842-?) is believed to have been a member of the Roman foundry family of Fonderia Nelli, whose castings included works by American and Italian artists of the 19th and 20th centuries.
SIGNED A. NELLI, 1877
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AN ITALIAN RENAISSANCE STYLE BRONZE CAMPAA URN AND COVER
signed A. Nelli, 1877
Centrally cast with grape-laden vines and dancing cupids in deep relief flanked by serpent-form handles surmounted by seated musician cupids, the similarly cast cover depicting grotesque masks, fruit clusters and imbibing putti above a fluted spreading socle cast with birds, on black slate and rouge royal plinth, incribed on base A. Nelli Roma 1877/Composizione E Esecuzione the reverse Fusione A Cera Perduta
38in. high
signed A. Nelli, 1877
Centrally cast with grape-laden vines and dancing cupids in deep relief flanked by serpent-form handles surmounted by seated musician cupids, the similarly cast cover depicting grotesque masks, fruit clusters and imbibing putti above a fluted spreading socle cast with birds, on black slate and rouge royal plinth, incribed on base A. Nelli Roma 1877/Composizione E Esecuzione the reverse Fusione A Cera Perduta
38in. high