Large Oval Marble Medallion In The Spirit Of La Castiglione, Signed Dated 1874

Large Oval Marble Medallion,
Profile of a Young Woman Dated 1874, with a hairstyle and face reminiscent of the Countess of Castiglione.

Large oval medallion in white marble carved in relief representing a profile of a young woman in the manner of cameos.
a very beautiful large medallion, the sculptural details are remarkable with a beautiful feminine face and hair styled in a very elaborate manner, the profile turned to the left.
the high relief sculpture stands out strongly from the very thick support itself.
the profile is signed CL on the neck of the young woman and dated on the back 1874.

a very beautiful feminine profile with a hairstyle decorated with rows of pearls, reminiscent of the fashion under Napoleon of his profiles of famous women such as the Countess of Castiglione who liked to be photographed in this way and other famous women of that time.
we already find at the end of the 18th century wax profiles on slate of Queen Marie-Antoinette wearing elaborate hairstyles decorated with pearls.
This fashion has continued and our sculpted profile dated 1874 is not only made in the spirit of cameos but a metal installation at the back allows it to be hung like a painting.
beautiful old patina, the areas of slightly different colors are the veins of the marble, some small spots and a slight small crack on the right side at the bottom.

Dimensions:
40 cm high by 30.5 cm and 7 cm thick approximately.

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