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PASQUALE ROMANELLI (FLORENCE 1812-1887 FLORENCE)ITALIAN, DATED 1853 | Bust of a Vestal
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Bust of a Vestal
- signed and dated P: ROMANELLI FECE FIRENZE 1853
- white marble, on variegated reddish marble columnar pedestal
- height of bust 28 in.; 71.12 cm., height of faux marble column 45 1/4 in.; 114.94 cm.
Provenance
Purchased in New York City in the 1920s;
By descent to the present owners
By descent to the present owners
Condition
Some wear and very minor chipping and abrasions. Overall very good surface. Naturally occurring inclusions to the marble. Light rust colored staining particularly on reverse, which can be lightened. Some light discoloration in other areas (we are happy to provide photographs). Some chipping to base and column. Overall beautifully carved.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The Florentine sculptor Pasquale Romanelli achieved an international reputation for his finely carved mythological and biblical marble figures. He began his training at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence with Luigi Pampaloni and then with the foremost Tuscan neoclassical sculptor, Lorenzo Bartolini. Remaining in Bartolini’s favor, the two sculptor's collaborated and, upon the master’s death in 1850, Romanelli became the successor to his studio. Romanelli also executed numerous important commissions for monuments, such as those to Vittorio Fossombroni in Arezzo, Masi in Pavia, and Demidoff in Florence. Romanelli’s final tribute to his master, Bartolini’s tomb monument, is housed in Santa Croce in Florence. After Romanelli’s death in 1887, his son Raffaello and grandson Romano took over his workshop and continued his legacy.
RELATED LITERATURE
A. Panzetta, Nuovo dizionario degli scultori italiani, Turin, 2003, p. 781, p. 815
RELATED LITERATURE
A. Panzetta, Nuovo dizionario degli scultori italiani, Turin, 2003, p. 781, p. 815