Description

MEASURES: Height included base: 8,1 inch ; Width: 3,1 inch ; Depth: 3,1 inch ; Weight: 3,38 Ibs CONDITIONS: Perfect conditions. Item description: Wonderful bronze sculpture, depicting a smiling girl's bust with gathered hair, signed "Fonderia Gemito Napoli". Dark marble base. Information on artist and/or manufacturer: Vincenzo Gemito (Naples, July 16, 1852 - Naples, March 1, 1929) was an Italian sculptor, designer and goldsmith. There are numerous works that have distinguished him and made him famous internationally as you can see in the biographical hints present in the last photo, taken from Wikipedia. Useful information for the evaluation of the object: Many are the auction results achieved by his works, with peaks of over 100,000 euros, as you always can see in the last photos. Our sculpture is entitled "Laughing Girl" and was sold at auction for almost 2,500 euros, including auction costs (always see the last photos). Ours is a sculpture made by the Gemito Foundry, post mortem, that is, just after the artist's death, with the same original mold, a series of busts was made with the permission of the heirs, that were usually signed in block letters, not italics. We are therefore approximately in 1930-1935 and in fact the patina present on the sculpture is exactly in line with this dating. This is the reason for our very low demand compared to the auction price. Final thoughts on the subject: High quality of the bronze casting, which is solid and compact. The artistic quality of the sculpture is also remarkable, note the attention to detail of the woman's face, the hair gathered at the nape of the neck held by a small wooden stick, a truly beautiful object for art lovers and collectors, listed at auction and proposed at a great price. ENTER OUR EBAY SHOP PORCELAINS, CERAMICS, TERRACOTTE, BRONZE, PAINTINGS, FURNITURE, GLASS AND MUCH MORE AS, FOR EXAMPLE: OUR COMMERCIAL POLICY Aware of operating in the eBay market, our prices are often lower than the real value of the object, as often documented in our descriptions, and also lower than the prices at which very similar objects are offered on other online art sales platforms and antiques. At the same time, eBay reciprocates with the possibility of selling a high quantity of objects, so our commercial policy is to earn little for the single object, but sell a lot and therefore earn on the quantity. In fact, the asking price is always as low as possible, considering how much the item was paid for and the eBay commissions (for the sale, payment and any currency exchange: from a minimum of 15% to a maximum of 21% , according to the country in which the advertisement was made). For each object there may be multiple advertisements in different countries: USA, Italy, France, United Kingdom, etc. Any price differences are due only to changes in the exchange rate of the various currencies between when we made the advertisement and when you see it. REMEMBER TO PUT ME IN THE FOLLOWING SELLERS LIST For any additional information or clarification we are at your complete disposal, so contact us via message here on eBay. SHIPPING WORLDWIDE - RETURN ALWAYS ACCEPTED The cost of packaging is also calculated in the shipping cost , and everything has increased by 19% because both ebay and paypal also take fees on the shipping cost. OUR SHIPMENTS: . O ur shipments cost a little more than the average, but they are all shipments with professional packaging. Double box with a lot of bubble wrap around the object and a lot of soft material in the large cavities on all sides between the two boxes. This means that the package is much larger and heavier and therefore the cost of shipping increases, not to mention all the work necessary to carry out a similar packaging and the cost of the various materials used.