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A set of five Vicenza stone figures of maidens, emblematic of the five senses, on pedestals, 20th century
Each wearing classical robes and standing on a rectangular base, Taste bearing a basket of fruit and taking a bite from an apple, Smell with a rose held to her nose and holding a flower posy, Touch with the tip of a finger on her chin and holding drapery at her side, Sight looking at her own reflection in a mirror and Hearing with a conch shell held to her ear; each on a rectangular shaped baluster pedestal, the panelled sides carved with scrolling foliage
Each figure -- 60in. (152.4cm.) high, approximately, the pedestals -- 20in. (50.7cm.) high (5)
Each wearing classical robes and standing on a rectangular base, Taste bearing a basket of fruit and taking a bite from an apple, Smell with a rose held to her nose and holding a flower posy, Touch with the tip of a finger on her chin and holding drapery at her side, Sight looking at her own reflection in a mirror and Hearing with a conch shell held to her ear; each on a rectangular shaped baluster pedestal, the panelled sides carved with scrolling foliage
Each figure -- 60in. (152.4cm.) high, approximately, the pedestals -- 20in. (50.7cm.) high (5)