Art Nouveau plaster bust en 2 vases, P. Balestra

Description

Art nouveau polychrome plaster bust with 2 side pieces/ vases;  called "The water carrier"

“La porteuse d’eau”. Buste en plâtre polychromea avec 2 vases. Signé et numéroté au verso.
Signed and numbered P. Balestra c. 1900
He was an Italian sculptor who worked in Belgium.
Balestra worked at the end of the 19th and early 20th century
The pieces have slight traces of use and slightly chipped
Dimension: the bust is 34 cm high and 19 cm wide and deep, and the vases are 33 12.5 cm high, 10 cm deep and 11 cm wide