Old Master Sculpture & Works of Art

Old Master Sculpture & Works of Art

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ATTRIBUTED TO EUGENIO AVOLIO (CIRCA 1876-1929) ITALIAN, NAPLES, LATE 19TH CENTURY/ EARLY 20TH CENTURY | NEPTUNE

Auction Closed

December 3, 02:41 PM GMT

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

ATTRIBUTED TO EUGENIO AVOLIO (CIRCA 1876-1929)

ITALIAN, NAPLES, LATE 19TH CENTURY/ EARLY 20TH CENTURY

NEPTUNE


bronze, on an ebonised wood base

bronze: 36.3cm., 14⅛in. 

base: 17.5cm., 6⅞in. 

Please note the following amendments to the printed catalogue Please note that guarantee line for this lot should read 'attributed to Eugenio Avolio, Italian, Naples, late 19th/ early 20th century' and not as stated in the printed catalogue.

Private collection, Europe

This dynamic bronze Neptune appears to be ultimately inspired by Gian Lorenzo Bernini's famous Neptune and Triton group executed in 1622-1623 for the gardens of the Villa Montalto in Rome and now in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London (inv. no. A.18:1-1950). The present bronze shows some similarities works by the mysterious Ciechanowiecki Master. Compare with the bronze Hercules in the Victoria and Albert Museum which is attributed to him (inv. no. A.93-1956).