Among the nearly 200 pieces that will be presented at auction, the imposing cast bronze sculpture (110x70x190 centimeters) entitled The Work, signed in 1895 by Benedetto Civiletti (1845 - 1899), should certainly be noted. Two specimens of this important work were executed by Civiletti: one placed in Piazza Castelnuovo in Palermo, and this one now at auction (estimate: 15,000 - 20,000) that was commissioned by entrepreneur and politician Ignazio Florio and placed in the garden of Villa Florio in Favignana.

Other lots of sure interest, the nucleus of bronze animalier sculptures (among them: bison, bulls, eagles, herons, chamois, hawks, a deer, various canine specimens) that will each be hammered between 200 and 1,200 euros, and a series of beautiful sculptures by Sirio Tofanari (1886 - 1969) such as La Carezza, in cast and patinated bronze from Galleria Antonacci in Rome (estimate: 12. 000 - 18,000 euros), The Antelopes (mother and cub), size 20x13x19 centimeters (estimate: 2,000 - 3,000 euros) and, again, the large Dying Antelope (104x67 centimeters), formerly from the Gianna Ronchi Collection, a painter of Lombard chiarismo, offered from an auction base of 15,000 - 20,000 euros and the elegant Baboon in cast and patinated bronze on a marble base (estimate: 8,000 - 10,000).


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