Carved Alabaster Bust of a Young Girl with Butterfly Wings

Description:

Carved Alabaster Bust of a Young Girl with Butterfly Wings, Italy, 19th/early 20th century, the child holds a small covered jar, indistinctly signed, ht. 19 in.
Estimate $400-600

Restorations to side of head and tips of wings. Scattered checks and losses, including forearm. Scattered surface abrasions.


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