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Vintage painted chalkware sculpture / statue depicting a pair of golden German Shepherds on a black stone shaped base, attributed …
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Vintage painted chalkware sculpture / statue depicting a pair of golden German Shepherds on a black stone shaped base, attributed to Aristide Petrilli. Brass plaque on front reads "Vigilance Par Petrilly." Marked "J.B. Depose 195 France" and "H. Petrilly" on side of base.
"Aristide Petrilli (1868-1930?) was an Italian sculptor active from the late 1800s to early 1900s. Petrilli was born in Tivoli, Lazio, and studied in Florence at the Art Institute and subsequently the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze from 1889-90. He worked with Raffaello Romanelli before establishing his own studio at via Serragli, 152, in Florence. He specialised in romanticized figures of classical and historical themes, often using coloured marbles or bronze or gilt highlights, and is most remembered for his maidens in the Renaissance style. Petrilli's works were exhibited in the Salon of the Société des Artistes Français in 1896 (n° 3744 "Deux haut-reliefs" and n° 3745 "L'Empereur Napoléon Bonaparte"). He subsequently exhibited a bust of Joan of Arc at the Paris Exposition Universelle (1900), and Wrestling Bacchantes at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition (St. Louis World's Fair). The Wrestling Bacchantes is now displayed in the Atascadero, California Sunken Gardens, and several other pieces at the Hearst Castle. His realistic bronze Ritratto di Giacomo Puccini is now in Montevarchi, Italy. It is also reported that in 1924 he created the plaque commemorating the Caduti per la Soc. Sportiva Sempre Avanti in Florence."
Dimensions:
17" x 12" x 21.5" (Width x Depth x Height)
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- Dimensions
- 17ʺW × 12ʺD × 21.5ʺH
- Styles
- Figurative
- French
- Styled After
- Aristide Petrilli
- Period
- Late 20th Century
- Country of Origin
- France
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Marble
- Plaster
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Gold
- Condition Notes
- Wear and distressing - Some chips; gentle wear Wear and distressing - Some chips; gentle wear less
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