AFTER THE ANTIQUE, PROBABLY J. CHIURAZZI & FILS, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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An Italian bronze model of Narcissus
After the Antique, probably J. Chiurazzi & Fils, last quarter 19th century
24½in. (62.2cm.) high

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Lot Essay

The original of this figure was discovered in 1862 in a nondescript house in Pompeii, being the last antique statue found in Italy to enjoy considerable fame. In a book sponsored by Chiurazzi & Fils, the secretary of the Naples Museum, Luigi Conforti, described the figure as the most beautiful bronze ever to have been discovered at Pompeii.

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