Giuseppe Bessi

After Giuseppe Bessi (Italian, 1857-1922) Alabaster Bust of a Maiden, the half-length bust modeled with arms crossed, inscribed signature, ht. 19 1/2; set atop a white veined dark green columnar pedestal with octagonal foot, ht. 43 3/4 in. Angular cracks through her forehead and through her nose and mouth; pedestal with several chips to top edge and along base.