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Lot 73: A CARVED MARBLE BUST OF A YOUNG MAN

Est: £50,000 GBP - £80,000 GBPSold:
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomDecember 08, 2011

Item Overview

Description

A CARVED MARBLE BUST OF A YOUNG MAN
ATTRIBUTED TO ANDREA DI PIERO FERRUCCI (1465 - 1526), FLORENCE, FIRST QUARTER 16TH CENTURY
On a later oval carved wood base; the reverse with an iron fixing loop
17½ (44.4 cm.) high; 23½ in. (59.7 cm.) high, overall

Literature

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
J. Pope-Hennessy, Catalogue of Italian Sculpture in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1964, pp. 179-82.
R. Naldi, Andrea Ferrucci: Marmi gentili tra Toscana e Napoli, Electa, 2002.
G. Pratesi, Repertorio della Scultura Fiorentina del Cinquecento, III, Torino, 2003.

Notes

A CARVED MARBLE BUST OF A YOUNG MAN
ATTRIBUTED TO ANDREA DI PIERO FERRUCCI (1465 - 1526), FLORENCE, FIRST QUARTER 16TH CENTURY
On a later oval carved wood base; the reverse with an iron fixing loop
17½ (44.4 cm.) high; 23½ in. (59.7 cm.) high, overall

Auction Details

500 Years Important Decorative Arts: The European Connoisseur, An Important European Collection

by
Christie's
December 08, 2011, 12:00 AM GMT

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK