PIETRO BAZZANTI — Marble Bust of Minerva Ince and mayhew especially as a matching pair

especially as a matching pair

Comparisons can be drawn to pieces held at the Victoria and Albert Museum

A distinguished pair of black japanned side chairs featuring elegant eighteenth-century British design

Dimensions: Height 152 cm (60 inches)

PIETRO BAZZANTI — Marble Bust of Minerva Ince and mayhew especially as a matching pairA finely carved marble bust of Minerva by the celebrated Florentine sculptor Professor Pietro Bazzanti, Italy, circa 1900. Executed with exceptional technical refinement, the goddess is depicted wearing a richly detailed Corinthian helmet above flowing drapery and delicately articulated armour, her downcast expression lending the work a contemplative and quietly monumental presence. Carved in luminous pale marble with remarkable sensitivity to surface