BRONZE SCULPTURE OF ANTONIO BELVEDERE

BRONZE SCULPTURE OF ANTONIO BELVEDERE

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bronze with light brown patina
height including base: 40 cm (15 3/4 in.)

PROVENANCE
Estate of Peter Glenville
Acquired from the above by the present owner

LOT NOTES
Peter Glenville was an English film and stage actor and director. Early in his career directing films such as Me and the Colonel (1958), Summer Smoke (1961), The Comedians (1967), starring Elizabeth Taylor. Later in his career his production and Broadway debut of Tennessee Williams', Out Cry (1973). Glenville was nominated for four Tony Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, one Academy Award and one Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.

CONDITION
The sculpture appears in good condition. Very light surface scuffs and dings visible to his arms, legs and torso.

Kindly note, the auction is comprised of two sessions:
Session I: Russian and Asian Art, Antiques and Jewelry, lots 1-331
Session II: European, North and South American, and Ethnographic Art, Antiques, Jewelry, and Design, lots 500-827

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