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Aristide Petrilli
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Aristide Petrilli
- "The Four Seasons", a finely carved revolving urn
- signed Prof. A Petrilli / Firenze
- white Carrara marble and yellow Sienna breccia base
- height 30 in.
- 76.5 cm
Condition
Overall in good condition and presentation. Very finely carved. The interesting feature of this lot is its revolving urn.
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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
With its allegory, the present revolving urn portrays stages of the human life with its representation of the four seasons and two interresting Greek captions, somewhat guiding the viewer to the obvious tread of life in humanity. One caption reads χαίρετε παιδία. ἐκ γάλακτος βίος (Greetings/hail children! From milk [comes] life), the other reads χαίρετε παιδία. ἐν οἴνῳ ζέει βίος (Greetings/hail children! Life lives in wine).