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Thursday 25 September 2025 e Friday 26 September 2025, 02:00 PM • Sarzana

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A bust depicting Mussolini donated by officers to Armando Cereseto, 1930/40

Estimate

€ 1.500 - 2.000

Sold

€ 2.375

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Regno d'Italia
height total 63.5 cm.
Bronze sculpture of Benito Mussolini in full figure giving the Roman salute, in full uniform with fez, epaulettes, medals, sword knot, boots with spurs; stepped base with the inscription "DVX"; with the sculptor's signature "CARLO PERLO" on the back. Black marble base (small missing part) with a white metal plaque on the front with the inscription "AL SENIORE ARMANDO CERESETO GLI UFFICIALI DELLA III COORTE 36 LEGIONE M.V.S.N. CHIAVARI"; on the back, label "PISANO Gioiellieri Genova-Chiavari". The lot also contains four medals, three of which are inscribed, one awarded by the Royal Italian Rowing Federation in gilded silver, two marks; one with the inscription "Il fascismo genovese è un fascismo di fuoco" (Genoese fascism is a fascism of fire), and the other two depicting St. George slaying the dragon, one from the 31st Legion of St. George of the M.V.S.N.; the other from the University Militia of Genoa.

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