Antonio Canova sculptor, 1757-1822. Bronze medal 1827 by Antonio Fabris. (Bronze, 52.42 mm, 52.80 g). ANTONIVS CANOVA Bare headed bust right; written in small print, A FABRIS VTINENSIS SCVLP. Rev. COLLEG VENET BONIS ARTIB EXCOLEND PRINCIPI SCVLPTORVM AETATIS SVAE Canova Mausoleum; in exergue EX CONLATIONE / EVROPAE VNIVERSAE / A MDCCCXXVII. Saracino 3. Johnson Neoclassica 107. Martini 2084. Extremely fine.
Ex Astarte XIII, 12-13 September 2003, lot 1720.