Lot 118 , A 19th century Italian marble bust of a mother and infant, H.17in.

A 19th century Italian marble bust of a mother and infant, inscribed Carita E Fede, on green marble socle, H.17in.
Estimate £150-250

Some scattered dirt specks with an even mottling to the stone, a fine crack running from the base up through the wrist and the folds of the robes to the left of the neck, this emerges at the back of the work again in the folds and runs down to the back of the socle, some chipping around the edges of the lower inscribed title, further nibbling and chipping to the back folds of the veil, along with another fine crack running from the back through the lower right side of the veil and coming around through the bottom of the neck to join the aforementioned crack, essentially there is a large Y shaped crack running throughout the piece, sits on a green marble socle which equally has some fine cracking and nibbling to the lower turning.


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Sold for £170