Lot 55 , A set of six early 19th century Italian carved alabaster busts of artists and writers, height 8.25in.

A set of six early 19th century Italian carved alabaster busts of artists and writers, Michelangiolo, Raffaelo, Petrarca, Dante, Ariosto and Tassi, on named green serpentine socles, height 8.25in.
Estimate £300-500

Overall none of them have any large losses or significant breakages, all of them have some minor chips to the extremities and three of them have damage to the base, most significantly on the base of the one titled Tassi that has had a repair to the corner where it has been glued back, the bust of Petrarca - he is missing the tip of his nose, the bust appears to be glued to the socle, the base itself is damaged along both sides of the square section of the base on the right side going back about 2 inches and on the left side about 1 inch, Raffaelo - has had a repair to the front right corner of the base, again he has a chip on the tip of his nose and he has been reglued on to the socle base, the repair is a little untidy and a section has been added between the bust and the socle which is not evident on the other busts but was presumably lost when originally broken and now has been replaced. The bust of Michelangiolo - his nose may have been reduced very slightly just looks a little truncated, he has also been repaired there the bust is attached to the socle with an additional section added to the back presumably to replace the damaged area.


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Sold for £1,600