These are antique pieces and are sold as such. Although VV does its best to highlight major flaws, minor imperfections should be expected reflecting the age and previous use of the piece.
This vintage Italian stone torso, carved in the 20th century, presents the female figure in a state of deliberate formal reduction — abstracted, fragmentary, and shaped as much by time as by the hand that carved it.
The surface carries a deep natural patina accumulated over decades — mineral deposits, erosion, and tonal variations that give the stone a geological character distinct from any newly carved equivalent. The raw texture is not the result of incompletion but of a sculptural approach that values the weight and presence of material over finish. What remains is the essential structure of the form — volume, mass, the suggestion of the body — stripped of everything that time or intention found unnecessary.
A piece that belongs equally to the tradition of figurative sculpture and to the more open territory of stone as collected object — one that holds its presence in a space without demanding explanation.
Origin: Italy Period: 20th century Material: Solid stone — natural patina Measurements: Please enquire Condition: Consistent with age — natural erosion and patina intact
This vintage Italian stone torso, carved in the 20th century, presents the female figure in a state of deliberate formal reduction — abstracted, fragmentary, and shaped as much by time as by the hand that carved it.
The surface carries a deep natural patina accumulated over decades — mineral deposits, erosion, and tonal variations that give the stone a geological character distinct from any newly carved equivalent. The raw texture is not the result of incompletion but of a sculptural approach that values the weight and presence of material over finish. What remains is the essential structure of the form — volume, mass, the suggestion of the body — stripped of everything that time or intention found unnecessary.
A piece that belongs equally to the tradition of figurative sculpture and to the more open territory of stone as collected object — one that holds its presence in a space without demanding explanation.
Origin: Italy Period: 20th century Material: Solid stone — natural patina Measurements: Please enquire Condition: Consistent with age — natural erosion and patina intact
These are antique pieces and are sold as such. Although VV does its best to highlight major flaws, minor imperfections should be expected reflecting the age and previous use of the piece.
