VINTAGE GIUSEPPE ARMANI “THE LITTLE TEACHER” FIGURINE, PRODUCED IN ITALY BY FLORENCE SCULTURE D’ARTE. A BEAUTIFULLY DETAILED FIGURAL GROUP DEPICTING THREE CHILDREN GATHERED AROUND AN OPEN BOOK, WITH A YOUNG GIRL READING WHILE THE TWO CHILDREN LISTEN. THE SCULPTURE HAS THE SOFT, NATURALISTIC MODELLING AND SUBTLE MUTED COLOURING ASSOCIATED WITH GIUSEPPE ARMANI’S WORK FOR FLORENCE. GIUSEPPE ARMANI (1935–2006) WAS A CELEBRATED ITALIAN SCULPTOR, PARTICULARLY KNOWN FOR HIS ELEGANT AND HIGHLY DETAILED FIGURATIVE SCULPTURES. HIS WORK WAS PRODUCED BY FLORENCE SCULTURE D’ARTE IN ITALY AND HAS BECOME COLLECTABLE INTERNATIONALLY, WITH SUBJECTS INCLUDING CHILDREN, LADIES, FAMILIES AND ANIMALS. THE FIGURE IS SIGNED “G. ARMANI” IN THE SCULPTURE AT THE FRONT AND IS MOUNTED ON ITS ORIGINAL OVAL TURNED WOODEN BASE. AN OLD RETAILER’S PRICE LABEL ALSO REMAINS TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BASE.
MADE FROM COLD-CAST PORCELAIN / RESIN WITH A MATTE FINISH.
APPROX. HEIGHT: 17 CM (6.7") INCLUDING THE WOODEN BASE.
GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION WITH SOME AGE-RELATED WEAR. THERE IS A SMALL CHIP / LOSS TO THE REAR EDGE OF THE YOUNGEST CHILD’S CLOTHING, AS CLEARLY SHOWN IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS. THERE ARE ALSO SOME LIGHT AGE-RELATED MARKS AND WEAR TO THE WOODEN BASE. PLEASE STUDY ALL PHOTOGRAPHS CAREFULLY FOR CONDITION AND DETAIL, AS THEY FORM AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE DESCRIPTION.
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GIUSEPPE ARMANI, G ARMANI, ARMANI FIGURINE, ARMANI FIGURE, ARMANI SCULPTURE, GIUSEPPE ARMANI FIGURINE, GIUSEPPE ARMANI SCULPTURE, THE LITTLE TEACHER, LITTLE TEACHER, CHILDREN READING, READING CHILDREN, CHILDREN WITH BOOK, READING BOOK, READING LESSON, STORY TIME, STORYTIME, STORYTELLING, SCHOOL CHILDREN, SCHOOL FIGURINE, EDUCATION FIGURINE, CHILD FIGURINE, CHILDREN FIGURINE, THREE CHILDREN, BOY AND GIRL FIGURINE, FLORENCE SCULTURE D’ARTE, FLORENCE SCULTURE D ARTE, FLORENCE ITALY, FLORENCE FIGURINE, FLORENCE SCULPTURE, ITALIAN FIGURINE, ITALIAN FIGURE, ITALIAN SCULPTURE, MADE IN ITALY, VINTAGE ITALIAN FIGURINE, VINTAGE ITALIAN SCULPTURE, COLD CAST PORCELAIN, PORCELAIN FIGURINE, PORCELAIN FIGURE, PORCELAIN SCULPTURE, MATTE FIGURINE, MATTE PORCELAIN, SIGNED FIGURINE, SIGNED SCULPTURE, ARTIST SIGNED, FIGURAL GROUP, FIGURATIVE SCULPTURE, CHILDHOOD FIGURINE, SENTIMENTAL FIGURINE, FAMILY FIGURINE, DECORATIVE FIGURINE, DECORATIVE SCULPTURE, COLLECTABLE FIGURINE, COLLECTORS FIGURINE, ITALIAN COLLECTABLE, ITALIAN DECORATIVE ART, VINTAGE HOME DECOR, 20TH CENTURY ITALIAN ART, WOODEN BASE FIGURINE.