nine-rare-italian-carved-stone-dwarves
Lot 660
Nine Rare Italian Carved Stone Dwarves
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
18th century, being whimsical caricatures in the style of Giovanni Bendazzoli and Francesco Uliaco (Similar sculptures by Uliaco are at Villa Valmarana Al Nani near Vicenza.). The nine dwarves include: a man on a keg holding a jug; a girl holding a hen; a girl sitting on a stone wearing beads; a girl with her apron pulled up; a man wearing a cape; a man with pack on his back; and the last a man wearing hat and carrying a scythe.

Various 24 to 37 in.

The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jefferson Penn, Reidsville, NC

Worn with some missing parts and cracked plinths.

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