Antique Italian Grand Tour Bronze Marble Bust Sculpture Dante Alighieri, Circa 1880 Decorative Arts Faugh-a-Ballagh was exported to France

Faugh-a-Ballagh was exported to France

the rear of the plate with a cream glaze and pierced to allow the plate to be hung on the wall

the bowl with carrying lugs to the side and similarly decorated in under-glazed blue

This painting is a very fine example of Vinea's skill

The underside of the base is gilded & decorated with polychrome lappets

Antique Italian Grand Tour Bronze Marble Bust Sculpture Dante Alighieri, Circa 1880 Decorative Arts Faugh-a-Ballagh was exported to FranceA good antique Italian Grand Tour Bronze and marble bust of Dante Alighieri, circa 1880. The bronze is most likely Florentine and modeled as the 13th century Italian Poet, writer and philosopher Dante Alighieri (1265 1321), the writer of one of literatures most important works, "The Divine Comedy". The bronze was created by the lost wax method and sits on the original and substantial variegated marble plinth. Condition is very good. Mounted: 16" tall