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Memorial to Antonio Canova Erected, 1827, a copper medal by A. Fabris, bust of Canova right, reverse the pyramidal memorial stone, 52mm (BDM II, 64). Bust in high relief, very fine (£60-80)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Historical and Art Medals, the Property of a European Collector.

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Antonio Canova (1757-1822), the leading Italian exponent of neo-classicist sculpture. Antonio Fabris (1791-1865), medallist from Udine; his work was much admired by Forrer