An Art Deco spelter figure of an archer by Salvatore Melani (1902-1934), circa 1925, a dramatically posed male figure in a loin cloth with arm outstretched and bow raised, in cold painted verdigris colours upon a shaped marble base with onyx trims, incised signature of S. Melani lower right, height 47 cm, length 60 cm, width 20.5 cm