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AN ITALIAN CARVED MARBLE FIGURE ENTITLED 'DANCER WITH FINGER TOUCHING HER CHIN'
Lot 119

AN ITALIAN CARVED MARBLE FIGURE ENTITLED 'DANCER WITH FINGER TOUCHING HER CHIN'

LATE 19TH CENTURY, AFTER ANTONIO CANOVA (1757-1822)

Closed16 September 2014

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GBP 4,000

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AN ITALIAN CARVED MARBLE FIGURE ENTITLED 'DANCER WITH FINGER TOUCHING HER CHIN'
LATE 19TH CENTURY, AFTER ANTONIO CANOVA (1757-1822)
Modelled in classical drapery and with a garland hanging from her wrist, restorations
43 ¼ in. (109.5 cm.)

Specialist note

The present lot is after one of the original three marble sculptures by Canova, 'Dancer With Hands on Hips', 'Dancer With Finger Touching Her Chin', and 'Dancer With Cymbals', executed between 1805 and 1814.