benito mussolini bust by rossi , any help ??????
i had just got this for my birthday, seems to be original from a reputable dealer. in my opinion it looks to be an original.
but the artists marking 'ROSSI' looks abit soft, is there anything that i am not seeing? an extra set of eyes and a second look always helps. any information is greatly appreciated
I rather like it...It appears to be an earlier likeness of the Duce and shows appropriate age...
I admit that I'm not a collector of Fascist Italian Memorabilia, but I do know that such busts are widely reproduced today and sold openly in Italian Souvenir shops - along with other Fascist & Mussolini-Themed Kitsch...Thanks for showing!
cheers, Glenn
Seems to have some good patina to it, shame about the angle grinder marks on the reverse !
mussolini bust
i also believe this to be an original. i missed a very similar one on a very well known dealers website not long ago. but glad i snagged this one for a decent price. heres some more pictures.
Busts and portraits of Benito were sold all over the World. Most US Italian families had one or the other in their homes, I know. Mussolini was in office for a Long time before the war and was admired by most anyone with Italian blood at the time. And, as said, busts and portraits continue to this very day to be sold throughout Italy in most cities. Unfortunately, this makes it near impossible to accurately Date this piece.
William
"Much that once was, is lost. For none now live who remember it."
history man can you describe to me what angle grinder marks are ? as i am abit unfamiliar with the term.
Where its fixed to the base on the reverse, there are grinding marks, not sure why... the base may have been replacedby chuck303
i believe the ones seen like this would be pre war by quite awhile , some of the new manufactured pieces shown above by bigmacglenn1966 are a obviously of recent manufacture.
ok now i see what you are mentioning. it always helps to have a few people look.
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