CESARE LAPINI (ITALIAN, 1848-1893): A FINE MARBLE BUST OF A MAIDEN REPRESENTING NIGHT

CESARE LAPINI (ITALIAN, 1848-1893): A FINE MARBLE BUST OF A MAIDEN REPRESENTING NIGHTthe maiden with downcast eyes, her hair adorned with a headdress of stars, her diaphanous dress falling from her shoulders, held together by a moon shaped and floral clasp, signed to the reverse 'C. LAPINI FIRENZE 1891', on a cylindrical socle,69cm highCesare Lapini is arguably the most highly regarded of a group of marble sculptors working in Florence in the last quarter of the 19th century. He exhibited at the Galleria Bazzanti along with many of the most talented and renowned sculptors of the day, such as Ferdinando Vichi, Guglielmo Pugi, and of course Pietro Bazzanti.A bust of Cleopatra by Lapini was recently sold at Sotheby's London, 10 July 2019, lot 45 (£16,250).