Artsoutine Arts and Antiques

Description

This Tiziano Galli figure is a superb large highly detailed rare example of Tizaino work it depicts the famous international composer `Verdi`playing his piano with verve and movement the sheet music for Verdi music is on the pianos music rest in front of him with other sheet music flying off the piano the figurine is modelled in porcelain completely in the round and modelled in the very unique highly stylized style that Tizaino Galli created for his important figurines and is quite a rare large piece it is fully signed by Tizaino Galli to the front cartouche with `scultore Tiziano Galli made in Italy depose` and also has the blue Capodimonte mark and the underside of the base is felt covered in keeping for figures modeled by Tizaino Galli.
Tiziano Galli was one of Italy's most talented and accomplished porcelain sculptors modeller’s of the 20th c he had his own pottery studio and later worked for Capodimonte his signed figurines for Capodimonte are highly sort after and collected worldwide by collectors of this leading Italian artist ceramic master sculptor.
regarding condition other than a couple of small losses ie a finger on each of the hands is missing also some small chips/frits to the flowers please see photos except for these two small areas of minor loss the figurine is free of any other faults or damage with no cracks or restoration
this is a very large very heavy figurine.