Pietro Bazzanti (Italian, 1825-1895)

Marble Figure of a Young Boy, 19th Century

dressed in a nightgown and tearing up an alphabet book, incised 'P. Bazzanti Florence'

Measurements:: height 86 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