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FERDINANDO VICHI (ITALIAN, FL. LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
FERDINANDO VICHI (ITALIAN, FL. LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
FERDINANDO VICHI (ITALIAN, FL. LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
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FERDINANDO VICHI (ITALIAN, FL. LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
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FERDINANDO VICHI (ITALIAN, FL. LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY)

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FERDINANDO VICHI (ITALIAN, FL. LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
Inspiration
singed 'FDO. VICHI/ FIRENZE', with a metal plaque engraved 'INSPIRATION'
marble, Carrara, giallo antico, rosso antico, alabastro di Napoli, portoro; bronze, gilt and patinated
35 ¼ in. (89.5 cm.) high; 23 5/8 in. (60 cm.) wide; 17 ¼ in. (44 cm.) deep
Special notice
These lots have been imported from outside the EU or, if the UK has withdrawn from the EU without an agreed transition deal, from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice. Specified lots are being stored at Crozier Park Royal (details below) or will be removed from Christie’s, 8 King Street, London, SW1Y 6QT by 5.00pm on the day of the sale. Christie’s will inform you if the lot has been sent offsite. If the lot has been transferred to Crozier Park Royal, it will be available for collection from 12.00pm on the second business day following the sale. Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Crozier Park Royal. All collections from Crozier Park Royal will be by pre-booked appointment only. Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 Email: cscollectionsuk@christies.com. If the lot remains at Christie’s, 8 King Street, it will be available for collection on any working day (not weekends) from 9.00am to 5.00pm Cancellation under the EU Consumer Rights Directive may apply to this lot. Please see here for further information.

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Lot Essay



Ferdinando Vichi, the well-established sculptor from the Florentine School, was associated with the prolific gallery of Pietro Barzanti. His compositions in alabaster and marble cover a range of subjects including Orientalism, allegorical themes and, as in the present lot, works of Greco-Roman inspiration. The pinnacle of his career was his involvement in the 1898 memorial erected in the cathedral of Santa Croce to honour the composer Gioacchino Rossini.

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