A pair of portrait reliefs in Italian white marble and late 19th century

A pair of round white marble bas-reliefs, a pair of Italian marble profiles from the late 19th century, depicting a pair of dignitaries in Renaissance style after antiquity. The man in a hat with long curly hair is facing left; the edge is engraved with the monogram NSF; the woman with long hair tied at the nape and a large pearl necklace is facing right, with the edge engraved with GFSC and a small chip on the edge near the shoulder.

These bas-reliefs made of Italian Carrara marble from antiquity, crafted at the end of the 19th century, can be hung as wall decorations or placed on furniture. This highly decorative relief portrait in Italian marble will look great in any interior. Good age-related condition. Signs of wear.

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Empire-style furniture dates from the late 18th to early 19th century. It originated during Napoleon’s reign, characterized by significant similarities and references to Roman and Greek ornamentation.
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