Rare Pietro Bracci Sculpture Found in Salvage Yard Sparks Auction Frenzy

A lost artifact from the Italian sculptor responsible for Rome’s Trevi Fountain was found in a reclamation yard — and could be worth up to $13,270.

The 27-inch tall maquette of Pope Clement XII by Pietro Bracci was spotted by a collector at a salvage yard in Wiltshire, England.

Pietro Bracci was commissioned by the Roman Senate to execute a bronze portrait of Pope Clement XII commemorating the pope’s donation to the Capitoline Museums.