Gugliemo Pugi
Crouching Nymph
Lot Closed
December 13, 02:07 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Gugliemo Pugi
Italian
active circa 1900
Crouching Nymph
signed: Pugi
white marble, on a veined cream and black marble base
48cm., 19in. overall
Guglielmo Pugi is known for his genre sculpture in marble and alabaster, and he had a large international client base. He founded a workshop in Florence, which later expanded to include his sons, Gino and Fiorenzo. Several of his sculptures are housed in the historical alabaster museum in Volterra, Italy.