†ELEANOR

†ELEANOR, MARCHESA TANARI, NÉE CHAMBERS (D 1959) THE DUET terracotta maquette, 44cm hProvenance: By descent in the sitter's family to the present vendor.Eleanor Chambers married Giusesppe Tanari (1852-1933) an Italian Senator and wealthy landowner. His family had been established for many generations at Bologna. Originally a liberal, he later became a staunch supporter of Mussolini and the Fascists. For a note on Eleanor Chambers' two sisters Maud and Winifred and their father see following lot.