Mount 1" 1/2

Exceptional painted pine dresser

The sixty pieces in our collection were removed from a church in Porto prior to demolition in 1979/80

In the biographical register of the first modern monograph dedicated to the Bergamo-born sculptor—who enjoyed enormous success in the mid-19th century—the number of versions Benzoni produced of his most famous marbles was generally indicated: for example

Gothic lancets with spires move into Japanese design trees and foliage then again pierced Gothic carvings continue above

A Brucciani & Co Plaster Bust Reserved Mount 1" 1/2A late 19th century plaster bust after the original of Girolamo Benvieni (1453 1542) by Giuseppi Bonaiuti. Marked verso, CB for D Brucciani & Co, 4744, M Trafford, 28 196. 19 tall x8. 5 deep x 10 wide at the base.