Female Nude on a Marble Ashtray - sign. Duprè

This product is not only a noble bronze decorative item. The shell, on which a shapely female nude is mounted on, can be used as an ashtray, but also as a bowl for paper clips, business cards and much more. Whether in private or business premises: This piece of bronze jewelry makes a good figure on each desk or coffee table. The sculpture is signed with the artist's name Duprè.

As all of the bronze products in our shop, this exhibit is hand-casted in our own foundry and subject to our strict quality inspections throughout the entire process of fabrication. All of our sculptures are exclusively compounded with the help of lost-wax casting.

Giovanni Duprè (1817-1882), son of a woodcarver, was a renowned Italian sculptor and medalist, who made ​​medals of bronze and clay. As a sculptor, he celebrated his first success with his sculpture Abel in 1842. 1845 he created Cain, the counterpart of Abel. Both sculptures were housed in the Palazzo Pitti. His greatest sculptural work is the monument of the first Prime Minister of Italy: Camillo Benso di Cavour. This monument was presented in 1872 by Giovanni Duprè.