A September 12 sale of European works of art and clocks at Chiswick Auctions in west London will include this waxwork of Medardo Rosso’s (1858-1928) sculpture Bambina Ridente.
The 10½ (26.5cm) high head was probably cast by the Italian sculptor’s son, Francesco Rosso, from the original plaster model and has belonged in the same collection since 1959.