Bidspirit auction | F.S. Pintini, 'The Kiss' and
F.S. Pintini, 'The Kiss' and Two Other Classical Style Figures, A Trio of Sculptures - A trio of decorative sculptures comprising a bonded marble group after Auguste Rodin's 'The Kiss', a patinated metal figure of Aphrodite, and a composite figure after Michelangelo's 'David'. The group depicting 'The Kiss' is rendered in a cream composite material and is mounted upon a stepped, black and white veined marble base; the reverse of the base is incised with the signature F.S. PINTINI. The figure of Aphrodite, after the Venus de Milo, is cast in metal with a bronze-effect patina and verdigris highlights, mounted on a dark stone plinth with a plaque inscribed APHRODITE / 300 B.C. / MADE IN GREECE B.M. The figure of 'David' is a standard casting in a cream-toned composite material. Michelangelo's David: 18 cm tall Aphrodite: 22 cm tall The Kiss: 22 cm tall.