Offered by Arnaud Huppé-Chambon
Bust in carved, gilded and lacquered wood.
It represents an "Augustus" lord of the rebirth.
He wears curly hair, mustache and goatee, as well as a corset decorated with lion heads and fringes in epaulettes and head of cherubs.
In addition, the inside of the bust is hollowed out and the back has an opening.
The whole resting on a base with canted sides, sculpted and molded.
Italy, Rome or Naples, between 1580 and 1620
NB: good condition, wear and chips, slit in the back.