A carved pair of busts from the 19th century

An elegant pair of Italian figural sculptures carved from alabaster from 1834, a pair of Tuscan busts depicting two figures in a neoclassical style: middle-aged nobles in 19th-century attire, a female figure in an evening gown with a deep neckline and intricate hairstyle with curls, and an elegantly dressed male figure with a bow tie, of Tuscan origin, specifically from Livorno. Both figures are beautifully sculpted: he, with curly hair and distinct sideburns, dressed in a jacket and coat, has minor restorations on the right nostril and the lower part of the coat, as well as a missing part of the bow tie. The lady wears a gown with a generous neckline and an elaborate hairstyle; she also has a small defect near the right earring and some restorations on the front right corner of the base and on some curls of the hairstyle.

Dated and signed on the back, with an engraving by Giuse (G.) Benajsai made in 1834 in Livorno.

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