Lot Essay
The feather and pearl-jewelled female personifies the Continent of Asia as one of the 'Four Parts of the World' according to Cesare Ripa's, Iconologia.
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AN ITALIAN VARIEGATED CREAM MARBLE ALLEGORICAL FIGURE EMBLEMATIC OF ASIA
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Modelled standing by a camel
55 in. (140 cm.)
On a verde antico rectangular plinth, 18 in. (46 cm.) high (2)
POSSIBLY VENETIAN
Modelled standing by a camel
55 in. (140 cm.)
On a verde antico rectangular plinth, 18 in. (46 cm.) high (2)
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