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Little Butterfly
297C |
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$450.00
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Charm Hand Signed Number 44 of 3000
197C |
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$1,195.00
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Celebration
1260C |
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$575.00
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Lady And The Tramp True Love 1999 Disneyana Convention 1258c
1258C |
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$1,595.00
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My Fair Ladies Nanette-Ret 2002
435C |
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$625.00
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Virgo 101c
101C |
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$350.00
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Cancer 1241c
1241C |
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$350.00
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Gemini 102c
102C |
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$350.00
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Taurus 526c
526C |
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$350.00
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Summer Stroll 431c
431C |
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$695.00
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Lady With Powder Puff 392c
392C |
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$650.00
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Christmas Gifts 1415c
1415C |
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$475.00
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April 1997 Figurine Of The Year
121C |
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$650.00
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Flamenco Dancer
389C |
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$899.00
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Little Birds
176C |
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$195.00
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The Choir Boys
1129C |
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$1,500.00
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Takes Two To Tango Limited Edition
1704C |
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$995.00
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Puppy Theft
1655C |
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$800.00
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Scarlett 1995 Figurine Of The Year
0698C |
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$598.00
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Madonna & Child With Lilies
1779C |
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$695.00
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Jessica Rabbit Disneyana Convention Hand Signed
1587C |
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$1,995.00
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Cinderella Disneyana Convention Hand Signed Artist Proof
0783C |
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$2,995.00
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The Embrace Limited Edition
480C |
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$3,500.00
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Sunrise 2009 Membership Figurine
2258C |
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$550.00
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For The Applause I-Clown
2260C |
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$2,000.00
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For The Applause II-Clown
2261C |
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$799.00
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Madonna Of Medjugorje
2268C |
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$900.00
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Madonna With Lilies
2263C |
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$650.00
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Bio: Giuseppe Armani was born in Calci, Italy, in 1935. From the moment young 'Bebe' could pick up a pencil, he drew. He drew everything he saw. He drew everyone he knew. He drew all day long. Armani's parents were amazed at Giuseppe's prodigious output and they recognized that their little boy's sketches were more than just the whimsical drawings of most children. Uncanny realism and attention to detail revealed Giuseppe's true talent. He had The Gift.
Giuseppe's teachers decided that Armani should attend the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence. Unfortunately, as the arrangements were being made, his father died unexpectedly. The family needed Giuseppe now. Art school was forgotten. But the Art was not.
Giuseppe Armani's natural talent was finally recognized when a local priest organized an exhibition of young artists; Giuseppe entered a sculpture of a classically inspired male torso. The work was greatly admired for its extraordinary anatomical precision. When the torso was taken to the Art Gallery in Pisa -- located across the street from the famous Leaning Tower -- Giuseppe Armani's talent was rewarded with the offer of a permanent job there.
In Pisa, Armani's dream of studying art was finally realized. He immersed himself in the great masterpieces of the Renaissance that he had only read about in books. He travelled to Siena and Florence and began to hone his personal style; Giuseppe drew heavily on the style of 16th Century Florentine Renaissance. Sculpture, Armani realized, allowed him to work in three dimensions. He infused life, character and even soul into his works. Giuseppe experimented in wood, clay, alabaster and marble and his reputation grew with each breathtaking creation. Art admirers soon started flocking to the gallery to see Armani's latest efforts.
In 1975, the Florence Sculture d'Arte, recognizing Armani's genius, offered him the opportunity to work exclusively for them. He would be encouraged to give free rein to his artistic muse. Giuseppe Armani accepted.
For more than 20 years Armani has created masterpieces ranging from traditional Capodimonte style to more daring, contemporary, sometimes whimsical sculptures. Always, Giuseppe infused his figurines with breathtaking realism -- with a spark of life. This continues to amaze even his many admirers the world over. Giuseppe Armani describes his credo this way: "Although I consider myself a direct descendant of the Renaissance heritage, I believe that an artist has to follow his own evolution and not solely be a ruminant of the past, as glorious as it may have been. An artist conducts a search that may lead him far out in exploring new areas of interest. I continually search to discover new and better means of expression.
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