After Giovanni Battista Lombardi (Italian, 1823-1880): A carved marble figure of Ruth The partially clad white marble figure carved as seated on rocks, holding harvested wheat at her left, raised on a turned variegated marble column with rotation mechanism diameter the figure 32cm wide, 36cm deep, 96cm high (12 1/2in wide, 14in deep, 37 1/2in high), the column 42.5 diameter, 92cm high (16 1/2in diameter, 36in high) Footnotes: The biblical figure of Ruth, who was the great-grandmother of David, is depicted here solemnly resting, with sheaves of corn in her hand. This imagery is a reference to the biblical episode in which Ruth gleaned the fields of Boaz, whom she ultimately married. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP TP TP lots may be stored and/or transferred to an offsite location. Please refer to cataloguing and shipping information for more details. Contact Edinburgh@Bonhams.com for more information. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing