Pietro Bazzanti (Italian, 1825-1895)

Marble Figure of a Choir Boy, 19th Century

the standing figure wearing a hat and holding a songbook, incised ‘P. Bazzanti Florence’, finger top chipped

Measurements:: height 96 cm
Labels:: Regarded as one of the most talented sculptors of his day, Pietro Bazzanti specialized in allegorical and genre subjects as well as copies of Antique and Renaissance sculpture. Cf. for comparison Bonhams, lot 5106, 28 October 2014, San Francisco