A Collection of Venetian Garden Sculpture

This is a very good softcover copy with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and out. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Sotheby's in Sussex, England on September 26, 1989. Sale code "HERCULES". The full title of the catalog is 'A collection of Venetian Garden Sculpture, including works attributed to Giovanni and Antonio Bonazza, Giovanni Marchiori and Orazio Marinali'. Brief introduction by Professor Giovanni Mariacher, who catalogued this collection and made the attributions. The Bonazza brothers were active in Padua from ca. 1698 to 1763. Giovanni Marchiori (1696- 1778) and Orazio Marinali (1643 - 1720) created many such sculptures for gardens such as the one at Villa Revedin Bolasco at Castelfranco. Similar sculptures can also be seen at the Villa Medici summer palace at Castello. 15 lots in the sale. 13 lots are heroic figurative sculptures, i.e. 'Diana', Figure of Zephyr', 'Hercules', 'Adonis', etc. The other 2 lots were pairs of medieval recumbent lions. All lots illustrated with large color plates. A remarkable collection. Price estimates only, no prices realized sheet. 11" high X 8" wide, 32 pages.