1131
Guglielmo Pugi
(Italian, 1850 - 1915)
Putto with Butterfly
Estimate: $2,000-$3,000
Passed
Live Auction
Palm Beach Furniture and Decorative Arts
Location
Palm Beach
Size
Height 22 inches x width 11 x depth 9 inches.
Description
Guglielmo Pugi
(Italian, 1850 - 1915)
Putto with Butterfly
marble
Bears an etched signature, Pugi to back.
Height 22 inches x width 11 x depth 9 inches.
This lot is located in Palm Beach.
Signature
Bears an etched signature, Pugi to back.
Provenance
Guglielmo Pugi (1850-1915), born in Fiesole, Italy, was an Italian sculptor whose studio was in Florence. He and his sons, Gino and Fiorenzo, functioned as Guglielmo Pugi and Sons, and the sons later operated as Fratelli G. and F. Pugi (also known as Pugi Brothers). They primarily served the export market. They were present at the 1901 World Fair in Buffalo and some of their sculptures are still in Buffalo parks today. Example works ("Statues, busts, and groups in marble") by G. and F. Pugi Brothers were displayed in the Palace of Manufactures in the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.