AN ITALIAN MARMO ROSSO ANTICO MARBLE ‘MEDUSA’ TAZZA
After Benedetto Boschetti, Late 19th Century
The egg-and-dart carved rim above a gadrooned body carved with Medusa masks flanked by entwined handles, on a fluted socle raised on a square plinth base above a further variegated marble plinth, 70cm wide; 74cm high
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£2,000 - £4,000
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Hammer price:
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£8,500 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Provenance: A House on Belgrave Square - Part I
See Bellmans website article for further details.
Acquired from Christie's London, The Collection of Will Fisher, 2 February 2012, lot 171.
Condition report:
In overall good condition. There are the inevitable chips and wear to some extremities to the marble, including a chip to the underside of the rim edge, repaired section to plinth base and various chips to the variegated marble section. Scuffs and scratches to the underside of the bowl. Wear, dirt and dust commensurate with age, exposure and use.
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