Snake Charmer Signed Morelli

"The snake charmer" Carrara marble sculpture produced during the Art-Deco period (early 20th century). Bronze with brown patina for the face, the hands, the feet of the character and the snake. Black marble base. Signed: A. Morelli Florence. Beautiful condition (very slight breaches) Alfredo Morelli (XIXth / XXth) Florentine sculptor, He exhibited at international fairs (Belgium, Netherlands…), in 1898 he participated in the creation of the funerary monument by Rossini in Santa Croce (Florence). Note, the photo of an identical sculpture illustrates the jacket and prologue (p.12) of the Dictionary of sculptors "Les Orientalistes" by Stéphane Richemond.