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Pavel Adamovich Velonsky (Pio Wielonski, 1848-1931), Gladiator
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description
- Gladiator
- depicted holding a trident, the shaped base inscribed AVE CAESAR! / MORATORI TE SALUTANT, signed Pio Welonski Roma and with foundry mark Fond. Nelli Roma
- bronze
- Height of 25 5/8 in. (65.5 cm)
Condition
very attractive patina and fine detail, overall very good condition; the tines of the trident skillfully restored, the dagger lacking
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
In the late 19th century, Velonsky (Wielonski) achieved great fame as a sculptor of Neo-classical subjects in marble; his "Gladiator in the Arena," sculpted in Rome in 1880, was awarded a Gold Medal at the 1891 Berlin exhibition and great acclaim at the annual exhibit of the Imperial Art Academy in St. Petersburg, and was reproduced in a large-scale public bronzes now in Rome, Krakow, and Warsaw. The offered lot is one of the smaller sized editions produced at Rome's Fonderia Nelli and which were acquired by museums and private collectors in Europe and the United States. See Gosudarstvennaia Tretiakovskaia galereia, katalog sobraniia: Skulptura XVIII-XIX vekov, T. 2, Moscow, 2000, pp.118-119, cat. 57 and Plenniki krasoty, Russkoe akademicheskoe i salonnoe iskusstvo, 1830-1910, Moscow, 2004, p. 272.