Valerio Villareale

Lot 15: A LIFESIZE ITALIAN CARRERA MARBLE FIGURE OF PSYCHE, ON PEDESTAL

Name: A LIFESIZE ITALIAN CARRERA MARBLE FIGURE OF PSYCHE, ON PEDESTAL
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 3d51497940

Est: £25,000 GBP - £40,000 GBPSold:

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomSeptember 10, 2013

Item Overview

Description

A LIFESIZE ITALIAN CARRERA MARBLE FIGURE OF PSYCHE, ON PEDESTAL BY VALERIO VILLAREALE (1773-1854), PALERMO, DATED 1843 Signed and dated 'C. E VAL. VILLAREALE. P.S. 1843', on a Giallo di Siena marble pedestal The statue: 50¾ in. (129 cm.) high; 17¾ in. (45 cm.) wide; 33½ in. (85 cm.) deep The pedestal: 29 in. (74 cm.) high; 22 in. (56 cm.) wide; 35¾ in. (90.8 cm.) deep (2)

Artist or Maker

Valerio Villareale

Literature

Santina Grasso, 'La scultura ritrovata la 'Psyche' di Valerio Villareale', Arte in Sicilia, no. 3, July-September 2010. Letter by Valerio Villareale, The public library of Palermo, reproduced in D. Malignaggi and D. Favatella, Valerio Villareale, pp.47-48.

Auction Details

The Opulent Eye

Christie's

September 10, 2013, 12:00 AM GMT

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK

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