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Lot 89: CIRCLE OF MICHELE FABRIS, KNOWN AS L'ONGARO (CIRCA 1644-1684), ITALIAN, VENETO, 17TH CENTURY

Est: £15,000 GBP - £20,000 GBP
Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomDecember 07, 2010

Item Overview

Description

CIRCLE OF MICHELE FABRIS, KNOWN AS L'ONGARO (CIRCA 1644-1684), ITALIAN, VENETO, 17TH CENTURY BUST OF A MAN WITH A HAT white marble 45.5cm., 17 7/8 in.

Artist or Maker

Notes

The present marble finds a close parallel in Ongaro's Busto di filosofo from the Fondazione Querini Stampalia, Venice.

RELATED LITERATURE
S. Guerriero, 'Le alterne fortune dei marmi: busti, teste di carattere e altre "scolture moderne" nelle collezioni Veneziane tra sei e settecento', La scultura Veneta del seicento e del settecento nuovi studi, Venice, 2002, fig. 1, p. 105

Auction Details

Old Master Sculpture and Works of Art

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Sotheby's
December 07, 2010, 12:00 PM GMT

34-35 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1A 2AA, UK