Antique Italian Alabaster & Marble Bust, Signed “Prof. Mantry” (c.1890–1910) A richly illustrated mid 19th

A richly illustrated mid 19th century edition of Le Costume Ancien et Moderne

capturing light

featuring gilt-ruled spines and period titling

reading “Opaline Véritable

Antique Italian Alabaster & Marble Bust, Signed “Prof. Mantry” (c.1890–1910) A richly illustrated mid 19thA beautifully carved Italian alabaster and marble bust dating to the late 19thearly 20th century, signed Prof. Mantry. This elegant Grand Tourera sculpture captures a young woman in serene three quarter pose, her features softly modeled with that velvety translucence alabaster is beloved for. Her curled hair peeks from beneath a draped headscarf, and her bodice is gently incised with floral embroideryquiet details that reveal the sculptors attentive