Large Grand Tour White Carrara Marble Arrotino

Name: Large Grand Tour White Carrara Marble Arrotino
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA762812
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Cella

Description

A rare large example of a late 19th Century Grand Tour white Carrara marble statue of Arrotino, the Blade Sharpener, after the antique. The original statue is thought to be a figure from a Hellenistic-Roman group representing the Flaying of Marsyas and is now on display in the Tribuna of the Uffizi, Florence. Enscribed 'D[apre],s l'Antique Le Remouleux' to the base. Nicely carved and in very good condition with a repair to thumb on left hand. French, circa 1890.

Physical Dimensions

Height

41cm (16.14")

Width

38cm (14.96")

Depth

20.5cm (8.07")

Declaration

Cella has dated this piece to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA762812

Dealers Internal Reference

CA0760/596

Dealers Notes

Based in London, we are dealers in fine decorative antiques from the 18th and 19th centuries. We specialise in this era of enlightenment, neoclassicism and the Grand Tour, with its far reaching influence on style and taste in Britain, Continental Europe and beyond: elegance in the age of Napoleon. Our extensive stock covers all aspects of this period and decorative antiques influenced by the period. We constantly source new, beautiful items and upload to our site regularly. We are first and foremost antique collectors with over thirty years of experience; we only buy what we love and we hope you will too. Additional images can be supplied on request. More items are available on our website http://www.cellantiques.co.uk. We ship worldwide.

Description

A rare large example of a late 19th Century Grand Tour white Carrara marble statue of Arrotino, the Blade Sharpener, after the antique.

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The original statue is thought to be a figure from a Hellenistic-Roman group representing the Flaying of Marsyas and is now on display in the Tribuna of the Uffizi, Florence.

Cella

Enscribed 'D[apre],s l'Antique Le Remouleux' to the base. Nicely carved and in very good condition with a repair to thumb on left hand. French, circa 1890.