Studio of Antonio Caniparoli (Italian, c. 1828-1914), Carved Marble Putto as Harvest

Carved white marble, likely Carrara, modeled in contrapposto wielding a scythe with sheaf of wheat crown, the round base carved "ANTONIO CANIPAROLI".

32 x 12 x 11 in.

The Estate of the late Dr. William "Bill" Webb Johnston and Mr. Charles "Chuck" Raymond West, Hillsborough, NC

Italian sculptor, Antonio Caniporoli, established a studio in Carrara, Italy, which was active from the mid-19th century to early part of the 20th century. He is known for carved marble statuary of religious figures, as well as Neoclassical and ecclesiastic architectural elements, and funeral monuments. His studio had reach within Italy, such as the city cemetery in Palermo, but also further afield, including Spain and Ireland, where his studio executed the high altar at St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Derrynacash Road, Craigavon, Co. Armagh. In Savannah, Georgia, the Laurel Grove Cemetery has a funerary monument for Louisa Porter (1807-1888) that was sculpted by Caniparoli.

Some chipping along base edges; scythe blade and wheat plume in left hand with some old areas of repair.