Lot 536
PROFESSOR ARISTIDE PETRILLI (ITALIAN, 1868-1930?)
SAPPHO
Auction: 4 September 2019 at 11:00 BST
£425
Description
alabaster figure with gilt highlights, signed and inscribed to the base PROF A PITRILLI/ FIRENZE/ SAPHO
Dimensions
48.5cm high
Footnote
Provenance: An English Collection of Works of Art
Note: Petrilli established his own studio at via Serragli, 152, in Florence. He specialised in romanticised figures of classical and historical themes, often celestial and ethereal maidens using coloured marbles or bronze or gilt highlights.