Greetings, hugdale!
The artist's full name is Domte Zoi.
"Firenze" is the Italian spelling for the city of Florence, Italy;
apparently it was the sculptor's home.
One of Zoi's pieces is in the possession of the Argentine Republic's
Naval Center:
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Geyser/2554/ESCULT.htm
machine translated:
http://makeashorterlink.com/?D228420B3
"NAVAL CENTER: I CATALOGUE OF PATRIMONY ARTISTICO
Author: Zoi, D.?
Title: "The Samaritan One"
Technique: marble and bronze
Measures: c. 140 xs 83 xs 50 cm.
Year: Previous to 1920
Company/signature: lateral straight
Smelter: - - -
Origin: Donation of the Spanish Cruise Reyna Regente, October 1920.
Location: Stairs, P.B.
Biography: Without data.
Commentaries: Next to the company/signature it appears the origin of
the sculptor: Florence."
From the auction archives of Hampel Auction House in Munich, Germany:
Hampel Fine Art Auctioneers
Schellingstreet 44 / Gardenvilla
D-80799 Munich / Germany
Telephone Germany-89-28 804-0
Fax Germany-89-28 804-300
office@hampel-auctions.com
http://www.hampel-auctions.com/termin_e.php3
http://www.hampel-auctions.com/archiv/auknr/36/details/635.html
machine translated (and not too fluently, I might add! ;-)
http://makeashorterlink.com/?Z138660B3
"Large marble figure with lamp column
One from grey geaedertem and white Karara marble manufactured female
figure, which stands at the stairway steps of a balustrade, with the
hands by the parapet wall supported, in the shoulder-free dress with
the view upward and tied up hair. Over the balustrade parapet wall a
round marble column, which round, rises covered alabaster body
carries, which is illuminated from the inside. Balustrade and dress in
speckled, the body parts of the figure in white marble production, on
pertinent, 26 cm high, formed wood base. Overall height: 180 cm. At
the marble marks: "D.Zoi". Italy, around 1900. (362831)
Price: 6000 euro"
roughly $6,583.39 USD by today's exchange rates
From the website of art dealer Emanouel Naghi:
64-64A South Audley Street
London, W1K 2QT
England/United Kingdom
Tel: 44 (0)20 7493 4350/7499 0996
Fax: 44 (0)20 7629 3125
E-mail: emanouelnaghi@aol.com
http://www.emanouel.net
http://www.cinoa.org/gallery.cfm?MID=3361
"Stock No:540 JS
Price: £17,500.00 [$19,170.11 USD by today's exchange rates]
An Italian sculpted alabaster group of a partially dressed female
resting
against a pedestal with a plinth modelled as an elephant, inscribed
Domte Zoi, Firenze, early 20th century.
Height: 145cm"
http://members.aol.com/emanouelnaghi/e20.htm
(I used the Universal Currency Converter at
http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi )
If you possess a Zoi piece and wish to sell it, or if you are
interested in acquiring a piece by Zoi, either the Hampel Auction
House or Emanouel Naghi may be able to assist you further.
Search Strategy
"D. Zoi"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22D.+Zoi%22&btnG=Google+Search
Zoi Firenze
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Zoi+Firenze&btnG=Google+Search
I hope that this Answer has provided you with the information you were
seeking!
Regards,
aceresearcher |
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