Lot 223: Alexander Trippel (Swiss, 1744-1793), a pair of

Alexander Trippel (Swiss, 1744-1793), a pair of marble busts, portrait depictions of a gypsy girl and a shepherd (maybe Paris & Zingara), dated 1783, raised on waisted socle supports (approximately 24" high) (both slightly A/F). (2) [Alexander Trippel: Swiss-born but world-travelled, trained in London, worked in Denmark, Paris, and Rome. For full detailed biography: "The Grove Dictionary of Art", Vol. 31 page 342 (1996)]