14th Jul, 2021 10:00 EDT
The Gilded Age
145
An Italian Carved Marble Bust of Beatrice
Signed Prof. G. Besli, 19th century
Carved to show the figure wearing a headdress, slightly downcast eyes, signed to the back, raised on canted rectangular base inscribed 'Beatrice.'
H: 17, W: 16 1/2, D: 8 in.
Provenance
Collection of Robert & Barbara Safford, Vaux Hill, Audubon, Pennsylvania.
Freeman’s, Philadelphia, September 25, 2013, lot 144.
Acquired directly from the above sale.
Private Collection, Long Island, New York.
Sold for $1,260
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Carved to show the figure wearing a headdress, slightly downcast eyes, signed to the back, raised on canted rectangular base inscribed 'Beatrice.'
Provenance
Collection of Robert & Barbara Safford, Vaux Hill, Audubon, Pennsylvania.
Freeman’s, Philadelphia, September 25, 2013, lot 144.
Acquired directly from the above sale.
Private Collection, Long Island, New York.
