Carved alabaster sculpture, "Where There is a Will There is a Way," signed C. Lapini (Cesare Lapini, Italian, 1848-1893), dated 1892, modeled as a young girl seated in a chair and sewing, with inscribed title on canted square base, intact with restorations, approx 28.5"h, 12"w, 12"d, 109.5lbs

09/15/2026: In my opinion regarding LOT : 2174- the figure is overall in sturdy and stable condition, as mentioned there are a few old restorations with concealment, mostly noted to fingers and toes, see images, as well as some some small minute reinforcements, light discoloration overall, scattered spotting, small abrasions, imperfections, some typical edge nicks/ roughness, all as commensurate with age and display, in my opinion, figure presents well, restorations are well concealed with slight variation/overpaint, I have taken numerous images for your reference

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