Description:
Cesare Lapini (Italian, 1843-after 1893)
Volere e Potere, Italy, dated 1897, marble sculpture depicting a young girl embroidering, inscribed "volere e potere" (Where there's a will there's a way),signed "C. Lapini Firenze 1897," ht. 27 1/2, with a stone pedestal, ht. 46 in.
Estimate $7,000-9,000
Sculpture good.
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European Furniture & Decorative Arts
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