Live Auction 11628THE OPULENT EYE:19TH CENTURY FURNITURE, SCULPTURE, WORKS OF ART, CERAMIC & CARPETS
PIÉTRO BAZZANTI (ITALIAN, 1825-1895)
Lot 232 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EAST COAST COLLECTION

PIÉTRO BAZZANTI (ITALIAN, 1825-1895)

signed P. Bazzanti/Florence. (on the base), on rotating white marble pedestal

Closed19 April 2016

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USD 25,000

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PIÉTRO BAZZANTI (ITALIAN, 1825-1895)
signed P. Bazzanti/Florence. (on the base), on rotating white marble pedestal


marble
The group: 49 ½ in. (129.5 cm.) high
The pedestal: 35 ¾ in. (91 cm.) high
Circa 1875.

Specialist note

Much like his contemporaries, including Fortunato Galli, Piétro Bazzanti was often inspired by popular subjects, novels and themes of his day. Here the artist playfully depicts Esmeralda from Victor Hugo's beloved 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame as she teases her goat Djali. Another example of this model was sold at Bonham's, Los Angeles, 14 September 2009, lot 1280 ($45,750).