Sculpture Bust Alabaster Cipriani Young Elegant Woman Art Nouveau 19th Century

Alabaster sculpture representing the bust of a beautiful elegant young woman, wearing a headdress in her curly hair and flowers on the corset of her dress, signed Cipriani*, on a gilded bronze base, with an old store label "Objets d'Art et Curiosités J. Petit 16 rue Tronchet" Paris, from the Art Nouveau period, late 19th-early 20th centuries. This bust is in good general condition. It is signed on the back and labeled below the base (base assembly perhaps later (crack in the bottom of the alabaster at the junction with the bronze, probably made during assembly). Please note: some accidents, chips and scratches on the alabaster, crack in the bottom of the base, wear and tear, see photos. * Adolfo Cipriani: Florentine sculptor born in Brozzi in 1857. Active from 1880 to 1930. Father of the sculptor Ugo Cipriani (1887-1960). Artist well rated on Artprice. Dimensions Height 27.3 cm Width 15 cm Base 8.8 cm x 8.6 cm Reference: 831 10 All photos are on: www.antiques-delaval.com