Bronze Head of Sammy Davis Jr BUST Lia di Leo - $1,450 (Ventura)

This is a Bronze BUST / HEAD of Sammy Davis Jr.
by sculptor Lia di Leo.
About 17in high overall including a black block base.
Head is approximately life-size, head only, without the base, measures 11in high.
There is no date, but online sources indicate the bust is circa 1959.
Sammy Davis Jr.
is well known.
Samuel George Davis Jr.
(December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American singer, actor, comedian and dancer.
Artist Lia di Leo Lia Anna Di Leo (22 July 1923 – 15 December 2006) was an Italian actress and model.
She entered the 1951 Miss Italy contest and then began acting in films, generally playing glamorous supporting roles.
Di Leo's parents died while she was very young, and as a result she raised her two younger twin brothers, Marion and Tony.
After marrying in 1957 she retired from the screen and moved to the United States, Lia Anna Di Leo (22 July 1923 – 15 December 2006) was an Italian actress and model.
[1] She entered the 1951 Miss Italy contest and then began acting in films, generally playing glamorous supporting roles.
Di Leo's parents died while she was very young, and as a result she raised her two younger twin brothers, Marion and Tony.
After marrying in 1957 she retired from the screen and moved to the United States, where she worked as a sculptor.
She died in Palm Springs, California on 15 December 2006, at the age of 83.