Luigi FRULLINI (1839-1897) Dante Carved walnut on pedestal Signed and located "Firenze". H. Height : 31 cm Luigi Frillini was a professor at the Florence Academy of Fine Arts. He received numerous commissions following presentations of his work at the 1862, 1867, 1873 and 1878 World's Fairs, including a complete set commissioned by Baron de Rothschild in 1873. He was awarded a gold medal in 1878 at the Paris Exposition Universelle for his Renaissance-style wooden furniture.