Large 1950s Florentine Borghese-Style Gilt Chalkware Musical Cherubs With Grand Piano – 3-Piece Set

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A rare, large-scale vintage 1950s Florentine Borghese-style 3-piece musical ensemble, crafted in heavy solid molded chalkware/plaster with an authentic, richly … Read more A rare, large-scale vintage 1950s Florentine Borghese-style 3-piece musical ensemble, crafted in heavy solid molded chalkware/plaster with an authentic, richly distressed gold and silver-leaf-gilded finish.

This specific set is a 1950s Florentine Borghese design, produced by Lester H. Berry in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who imported the distinctive chalkware/plaster casting style and finish techniques directly from Italy

While these vintage sets are commonly found with only a single companion figure, this is the complete 3-piece performance vignette, featuring:

The Singing Girl / Pianist: Expressively sculpted with curly locks and raised hands mid-song.

The Lute / String Player: A matching cherubic figure playing a stringed instrument with detailed ruffled cuffs and draped garments.

The Rococo Grand Piano: A substantial centerpiece adorned with embossed relief crests, molded keys, and ornate cabriole legs.

With its theatrical scale and luminous Borghese-style aged patina, this set makes a dramatic statement for grand piano tops, holiday mantels, music rooms, or Hollywood Regency vignettes. See less