A MONUMENTAL ITALIAN CARRARA MARBLE OVER-LIFE-SIZE GROUP OF THE RAPE OF A SABINE WOMAN, ON PEDESTAL AFTER GIAMBOLOGNA, BY BRUNO NERI, DATED 1929-1930 The solid marble square paneled pedestal with bronze relief-cast plaque to the front depicting the Rape of the Sabine Women, the left side carved 'MIT FLEISS UND LIEBE/AUS EINEM BLOCK/CARRARA MARMOR GEMEISSELT/FUER J.A. ROGENMOSER/OKTOBER 1929 - JULI 1930/MAESTRO BRUNO NERI, SCULTORE', the right side carved 'AUS LIEBE ZUR SCHOENHEIT/UND UM FREUDE AN KUNST/MIT VIELEN MENSCHEN ZU TEILEN/BESTELLT IM SOMMER 1929 BEI/MAESTRO BRUNO NERI, SCULTORE/J.A. ROGENMOSER, ZURICH' 154.½ in. or 12 feet 10.½ in. (392.5 cm.) high overall Provenance The inscription states that this marble was commissioned by J. A. Rogenmoser, Zürich. Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 23 September 2010, lot 80.
A MONUMENTAL ITALIAN CARRARA MARBLE OVER-LIFE-SIZE GROUP OF THE RAPE OF A SABINE WOMAN, ON PEDESTAL AFTER GIAMBOLOGNA, BY BRUNO NERI, DATED 1929-1930 The solid marble square paneled pedestal with bronze relief-cast plaque to the front depicting the Rape of the Sabine Women, the left side carved 'MIT FLEISS UND LIEBE/AUS EINEM BLOCK/CARRARA MARMOR GEMEISSELT/FUER J.A. ROGENMOSER/OKTOBER 1929 - JULI 1930/MAESTRO BRUNO NERI, SCULTORE', the right side carved 'AUS LIEBE ZUR SCHOENHEIT/UND UM FREUDE AN KUNST/MIT VIELEN MENSCHEN ZU TEILEN/BESTELLT IM SOMMER 1929 BEI/MAESTRO BRUNO NERI, SCULTORE/J.A. ROGENMOSER, ZURICH' 154.½ in. or 12 feet 10.½ in. (392.5 cm.) high overall Provenance The inscription states that this marble was commissioned by J. A. Rogenmoser, Zürich. Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 23 September 2010, lot 80.
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