19th & 20th Century Sculpture

Ezio Ceccarelli

Allegory of Discovery

Lot Closed

July 14, 10:11 AM GMT

Estimate

80,000 - 120,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Ezio Ceccarelli

Italian

1865-1927

Allegory of Discovery

signed: E. Ceccarelli., indistinctly inscribed: C. Lapini /Firenze; the banner inscribed: Euρηκα; the book inscribed: ST[OR]IA / GRANDI / UOMINI; and the globe inscribed: OCEANO ATLANTICO / EUROPA / AFRICA / ASIA

white marble, with a marbleised wood base

marble: 164cm., 64½in.

base: 49 by 59 by 59cm., 10¼by 23¼by 23¼in.

Christie's New York, 24 April 2002, lot 405;
private collection, United Kingdom