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Mearini Fine Art presents a Special Highlight

To celebrate the 70th edition of BRAFA, the Mearini Fine art Gallery will present an exhibition of marble and wooden sculptures from Haute époque to Renaissance. Among these sculptures there is an exceptional one. It’s a standing figure of Saint (Orsola?), dated circa 1350,  polychromed and gilded softwood with decoration in ‘Pastiglia’ from the Lake of Costance region. It comes from one of the most important European collection of the beginning of the 20th century, the Albert Figdor Collection.
Albert Figdor (Wien 1843-1927) is considered one of the last private art collectors of ancient art. At the beginning of the 20th century, Albert Figdor's art collection was considered the largest private collection in Europe. It included paintings, miniatures, sculptures, ivory carvings, tapestries, clocks, gold and silversmith's work from altars to jewelry as well as relics and around 300 pieces of furniture of all kinds. As Figdor had a particular fondness for objects of domestic and craft use, chandeliers, stoves, metal vessels, tiles, faience, stoneware, glassware, games, toys, medals, textiles, tools and many other groups of objects were added, demonstrating the broad spectrum of their respective genres.
The actual size of the encyclopedic collection seems never to have been determined in terms of numbers; it was estimated at 5,000 to 6,000 artifacts. Many of these can now be found in important museums and private collections around the world. This legendary collection is published in five volumes. This sculpture is published in the 4th volume of the collection.


BRAFA 2025 - Mearini Fine Art - Special highlight

CONTACT

Perugia

Fabio Mearini

Corso Vannucci 10

IT-06121 Perugia

t. +39 755 72 28 93 | m. +39 329 85 14 055

mearinifineart@gmail.com | www.mearinifineart.com

ABOUT

Mearini Fine Art is de nieuwe ontwikkeling van de galerie die in 1984 werd opgericht door Fabio Mearini. Zijn dochters Margherita en Virginia traden in 2020 toe tot de galerie. De galerie is gevestigd in het historische centrum van de stad aan de centrale verkeersader Corso Vannucci 10, tegenover de Nationale Galerie van Umbrië en op een steenworp afstand van de elegante Fontana Maggiore. De galerie is gespecialiseerd in meubels, schilderijen en beeldhouwwerken uit de Haute Epoque. Bijzondere aandacht wordt besteed aan de restauratie en studie van de aangeboden kunstwerken, die met passie zijn geselecteerd en vaak afkomstig zijn uit belangrijke privécollecties.

Founded : 1984

Specialisations

Haute Epoque en Schone Kunsten

Associations

A.A.I. Associazione Antiquari d'Italia, F.I.M.A. Federazione Italiana Mercanti d'Arte

Fairs

Modenantiquaria, AMART Milano, ARTE + COLLEZIONISMO A ROMA