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19th C Italian Alabaster Sculpture, La Lezione di Lettura / The Reading Lesson Signed Juyi

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Description

A fine antique 19th-century alabaster carved sculpture of a young girl reading, Italian School, signed Juyi (Late 19th / Early 20th Century) After the workshop of Professor Juyi, Florence. It depicts a child seated on a log-shaped bench, with the book inscribed with AB DAD. Signed on reverse, Juyi, a documented trade name or signature variant used by a prominent Florentine workshop in Italy during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Dimensions: 15.5 inches H x 12 W.