- 473
possibly Salviati, Murano
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- A wall light
- with inscribed scroll ' Pax Tibi Marce Evange Lista Meus' (sic)
- 53cm. high by 21cm. wide;
- 21in., 8 1/4 in.
glass, of shield shape, painted with armorial decoration, with red glass tassels
Catalogue Note
The inscription, which translates as 'Peace to you Mark my Evangelist', illustrates how God had determined that Venice was to be the final resting place of the Saint. It is inscribed on the Doge's Palace in St. Mark's Square.