GIUSEPPE ARMANI 'ZEPHYR' LIMITED EDITION PORCELAIN FIGURINE - 1993

A FINELY EXECUTED LIMITED EDITION PORCELAIN SCULPTURE BY RENOWNED ITALIAN ARTIST GIUSEPPE ARMANI, DEPICTING A CLASSICAL FEMALE FIGURE IN DYNAMIC POSE WITH FLOWING FABRIC DRAPERY AND SERPENTINE HAIR ELEMENTS RENDERED IN DETAILED PORCELAIN WORK.

IDENTIFICATION AND ATTRIBUTION:
- ARTIST: GIUSEPPE ARMANI, ITALIAN SCULPTOR AND FIGURINE DESIGNER
- MODEL: 1010/T 'ZEPHYR'
- LIMITED EDITION STATUS: NUMBERED 867 OF 1500 PIECES
- PRODUCTION PERIOD: 1990S
- MAKER'S MARK: SIGNED 'GIUSEPPE ARMANI' TO BASE WITH IMPRESSED FLORENCE ARMANI SOCIETY MARK
- CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY: ORIGINAL FRAMED CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY PRESENT, SIGNED BY THE ARTIST, CONFIRMING LIMITED EDITION STATUS AND PRODUCTION DETAILS

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
THE SCULPTURE CAPTURES A CLASSICAL ALLEGORICAL FIGURE IN A SPIRITED CONTRAPPOSTO STANCE, WITH ONE ARM RAISED TO THE HEAD AND THE OPPOSITE LEG EXTENDED. THE FIGURE IS RENDERED IN PALE PORCELAIN WITH HAND-PAINTED DETAILING TO FACIAL FEATURES AND BODY SURFACE. ELABORATE SERPENTINE HAIR ELEMENTS AND FLOWING FABRIC DRAPERY ARE SCULPTED IN HIGH RELIEF, CREATING DYNAMIC MOVEMENT AND VISUAL INTEREST FROM MULTIPLE VIEWING ANGLES. THE COMPOSITION IS MOUNTED ON A TURNED WOODEN DISPLAY BASE WITH DARK FINISH AND BRASS NAMEPLATE.

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: APPROXIMATELY 38 CM (INCLUDING BASE)
- BASE: TURNED WOODEN PLINTH WITH DARK STAIN FINISH

CONDITION: EXCELLENT CONDITION THROUGHOUT. THE PORCELAIN SURFACES ARE FREE FROM CHIPS, CRACKS, OR RESTORATION. ORIGINAL GLAZE FINISH IS CONSISTENT AND UNDAMAGED. THE FABRIC ELEMENT SHOWS NO DETERIORATION. THE WOODEN BASE RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL FINISH WITHOUT MARKS OR DAMAGE. ALL COMPONENTS REMAIN SECURE AND PROPERLY ASSEMBLED.

PROVENANCE: ACCOMPANIED BY ORIGINAL FRAMED CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY SIGNED BY GIUSEPPE ARMANI, CONFIRMING THIS AS PIECE NUMBER 867 FROM THE LIMITED EDITION RUN OF 1500 PIECES. THE CERTIFICATE IS HOUSED IN A BURR WOOD FRAME AND INCLUDES THE FLORENCE ARMANI SOCIETY IDENTIFICATION MARK.

NOTES: GIUSEPPE ARMANI FIGURINES FROM THE 1990S LIMITED EDITION SERIES REPRESENT SIGNIFICANT EXAMPLES OF CONTEMPORARY DECORATIVE SCULPTURE. THE 'ZEPHYR' MODEL EXEMPLIFIES THE ARTIST'S CLASSICAL TRAINING AND TECHNICAL MASTERY OF PORCELAIN SCULPTURE. THE COMBINATION OF EXCELLENT CONDITION, DOCUMENTED LIMITED EDITION STATUS, AND ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY MAKES THIS A DESIRABLE EXAMPLE FOR COLLECTORS OF CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN DECORATIVE ARTS.

Item Size: Height: 38cm, Width: 15cm, Depth: 30cm, Weight: 2Kg

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
232169+2

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