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A LARGE ITALIAN MARBLE FIGURE OF A SLEEPING MAIDEN
Lot 103

A LARGE ITALIAN MARBLE FIGURE OF A SLEEPING MAIDEN

BY EMILIO FIASCHI, FLORENCE, CIRCA 1910

Closed21 October 2015

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A LARGE ITALIAN MARBLE FIGURE OF A SLEEPING MAIDEN
BY EMILIO FIASCHI, FLORENCE, CIRCA 1910
Signed P.E. FIASCHI
40 ½ in. (103 cm.) high, 38 in. (96.5 cm.) wide, 20 in. (50.8 cm.) deep

Specialist note

An identical figure by Fiaschi was commissioned for the Hotel Carrasco in Montevideo, Uruguay. Long considered the 'jewel in the crown' of Montevideo's bustling tourist industry, the hotel hotel opened to huge fanfare in 1921 after beginning construction in 1912. Fiaschi, Cipriani, among others, were among the select group of Italian artists to complete outdoor statuary for the lavish grounds.