Carved white marble figural sculpture

This is a substantial carved white marble figural sculpture depicting a classical female figure standing on an integral rectangular plinth. The woman is adorned with a floral wreath or coronet in her hair, wears a softly draped classical gown, and holds a cluster of flowers in her left hand while raising her right hand. The physical characteristics include a fine-grained white to off-white stone with subtle gray veining, carved in the round with polished and matte finish variations. The sculpture exhibits minor surface discoloration, patination, and dust accumulation consistent with age, particularly in the recessed folds of the drapery and around the base. The proportions and subject matter are suggestive of late 19th or early 20th-century European academic sculpture, though manufacturing details such as signatures are not clearly legible from this photographic angle. The owner supplies unverified context stating the piece is signed 'Gorini Feres Paris' with a height of 62cm and a weight of 14.1kg, but this claim remains unverified by physical inspection. The item rests on a decorative lace doily atop a dark wooden surface against a patterned wallpaper backdrop.

Based on what I can see in the provided photographs, this substantial carved white marble figural sculpture depicts a classical female figure holding flowers, standing on an integral plinth with fine-grained stone and varied finishes. Per user submission, the piece is purported to be signed 'Gorini Feres Paris' with dimensions of 62cm in height and a weight of 14.1kg. However, I cannot verify the signature, exact age, or material purity from a photograph alone. My appraisal estimate of $1,500-2,500 assumes that the owner's attribution is correct and that the piece dates to the late 19th or early 20th century as suggested by the academic style and physical characteristics. Demand for decorative European marble sculptures of this scale generally remains steady among interior designers and collectors of nineteenth-century revivalist art, though values fluctuate based on the quality of carving and market tastes. Condition-wise, the visible minor surface discoloration, patination, and dust accumulation in the recessed folds are consistent with age and typical handling. To confirm authenticity and support the assumed attribution, an in-person examination by a qualified sculpture specialist, physical inspection of the signature mark for potential alterations, and provenance research would be needed. If physical inspection reveals the piece to be a later reproduction, replica, copy, or produced merely 'in the style of' rather than an autograph work associated with the named maker, the value would decrease significantly, likely falling into the $400-800 decorative range.