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Spring-Lady W/flower Basket
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$480.00
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Eagle On Snow
0175C |
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$0.00
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Robin With Cherry
0156C |
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$200.00
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Madonna With Child
0127C |
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$700.00
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Artemis - Ltd. Ed. 5000
0126C |
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$2,800.00
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Venetian Night - Ltd. Ed. 975
0125C |
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$2,400.00
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Tinker Bell
0108C |
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$725.00
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Briar Rose
0106C |
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$1,000.00
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Dark Beauty
1831C |
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$700.00
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Flower Of Innocense
7828C |
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$220.00
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Friends Forever
7826C |
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$0.00
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Singing Psalms
7827C |
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$220.00
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Charleston Solo Color
1707c |
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$700.00
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Black Beauty
1793C |
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$1,150.00
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Bride Color
0500c |
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$0.00
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Ebony Color Ltd 5000
0372c |
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$954.00
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The Guardian Angel
1946C |
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$320.00
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Madonna And Child Bust
1791C |
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The Annunciation
1945C |
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$0.00
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Aurora Limited To 7500
884c |
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$995.00
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Tiger Lily Limited Edition 5000
244C |
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$1,800.00
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Surfing Ret 04
1496c |
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$720.00
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Mischief Ret 04
1437C |
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$300.00
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Flowers For The Shrine-Retire 2002
301C |
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$600.00
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Merryweather
607c |
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$480.00
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A Magic Day
7551C |
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$350.00
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A Little Bit Of Heaven
7543C |
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$390.00
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Be Mine (2006 Retirement)
1575C |
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$1,364.00
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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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