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Aristide Petrilli
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Aristide Petrilli
- Flora
- white Carrara marble, raised on a later marble pedestal with a foliate gilt-bronze mount to the front and back
- figure height 47 in.; pedestal height 34 1/2 in., width 13 1/2 in., depth 13 1/2 in.
- 119.5 cm; 87.5 cm, 34.5 cm, 34.5 cm
signed Prof Petrilli / Galleria Bazzanti / Firenze.
Condition
Restoration to both hands with visible cracqeleur to paint brush strokes. Dirt and chips in places mostly to the plants behind her. Pedestal in good condition with tarnshing to gilt-bronze mounts and chips around edges.
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
Petrilli studied in Florence at the Accademia di Belle Arti. He exhibited at the Paris 1900 Exposition Universelle and, like Caradossi and Frilli, he specialized in depicting celestial and ethereal maidens.