Large Grand Tour White Marble Arrotino

A rare large example of a late 19th Century Grand Tour white Carrara marble statue of Arrotino, the Blade Sharpener, after the antique. The original statue is thought to be a figure from a Hellenistic-Roman group representing the Flaying of Marsyas and is now on display in the Tribuna of the Uffizi, Florence. Enscribed 'D[apre],s l'Antique Le Remouleux' to the base. Nicely carved and in very good condition with a repair to thumb on left hand. French, circa 1890.

H 41cm x W 38cm x D 20.5cm

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