AN ITALIAN WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF A BOY, by Pietrò Bazzanti, in 18th Century costume, the boy standing, his weight on his left leg leaning on an acorn enriched oak-trunk, his head bowed down slightly, looking at a posie held in his right hand to his chest, in his left hand holding a pair of shoes to his side with further flowers, with ribbon-tied garters and shoes, on a circular naturalistic base modelled with flowers and foliage, signed to the reverse, P.Bazzanti Florence | Christie's

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AN ITALIAN WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF A BOY, by Pietrò Bazzanti, in 18th Century costume, the boy standing, his weight on his left leg leaning on an acorn enriched oak-trunk, his head bowed down slightly, looking at a posie held in his right hand to his chest, in his left hand holding a pair of shoes to his side with further flowers, with ribbon-tied garters and shoes, on a circular naturalistic base modelled with flowers and foliage, signed to the reverse, P.Bazzanti Florence

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AN ITALIAN WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF A BOY, by Pietrò Bazzanti, in 18th Century costume, the boy standing, his weight on his left leg leaning on an acorn enriched oak-trunk, his head bowed down slightly, looking at a posie held in his right hand to his chest, in his left hand holding a pair of shoes to his side with further flowers, with ribbon-tied garters and shoes, on a circular naturalistic base modelled with flowers and foliage, signed to the reverse, P.Bazzanti Florence
44in. (112cm.) high

Lot Essay

The present figure by Bazzanti epitomises the style and subject matter adopted by this sculptor working at the end of the nineteenth century. It is a charming example of his genre sculpture, usually of children in rustic dress and pose, and which was very popular with the public at the time.

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